NHTSA campaign 11V514000 · Part 573 safety recall report

Daimler Trucks North America: Steering › Rack and Pinion

Daimler Trucks North America reported this defect to federal regulators on Oct 13, 2011 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 9,689. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.

The defect

DAIMLER TRUCKS IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2005-2011 FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA, COLUMBIA, CENTURY, CORONADO, AND CLASSIC XL TRUCKS MANUFACTURED FROM NOVEMBER 1, 2004, THROUGH JUNE 15, 2010 FOR THE RACK AND PINION STEERING SYSTEM. THE LOWER PINION BEARING MAY CORRODE AND FAIL. A FAILED BEARING MAY LEAD TO DAMAGE OF THE SPOOL VALVE SEALS. A DAMAGE SPOOL VALVE SEAL MAY ALLOW HYDRAULIC FLUID TO FLOW TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT TURN PORT INSTEAD OF FLOWING TO THE RETURN PORT.

The risk

THE STEERING COULD UNEXPECTEDLY TURN LEFT OR RIGHT, MAKING THE VEHICLE MORE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AND INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

The remedy

DAIMLER TRUCKS WILL INSPECT THE LOWER BEARING FOR CORROSION. IF CORROSION IS FOUND, THE RACK AND PINION SYSTEM WILL BE REPLACED. IF NO CORROSION IS FOUND, ON THE BEARING, THE BEARING WILL BE PACKED WITH GREASE AND THE RUBBER BELLOWS WILL BE REPLACED WITH SEALANT ADDED BETWEEN THE BELLOWS AND THE RACK HOUSING. AN INTERIM LETTER WAS MAILED IN DECEMBER 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DAIMLER TRUCKS TOLL-FREE AT 1-800-547-0712.

35 model years covered

Newest first

Vehicle	Complaints	Recalls	Fires	Crashes
2011 Freightliner Cascadia	12	23	0	1
2011 Freightliner Century	0	9	0	0
2011 Freightliner Classic XL	0	1	0	0
2011 Freightliner Columbia	0	13	0	0
2011 Freightliner Coronado	0	18	0	0
2010 Freightliner Cascadia	12	23	1	1
2010 Freightliner Century	0	11	0	0
2010 Freightliner Classic XL	0	2	0	0
2010 Freightliner Columbia	1	18	0	0
2010 Freightliner Coronado	0	12	0	0
2009 Freightliner Cascadia	19	24	3	0
2009 Freightliner Century	0	12	0	0
2009 Freightliner Classic XL	0	1	0	0
2009 Freightliner Columbia	2	20	0	0
2009 Freightliner Coronado	0	11	0	0
2008 Freightliner Cascadia	8	22	0	0
2008 Freightliner Century	1	9	0	0
2008 Freightliner Classic XL	0	10	0	0
2008 Freightliner Columbia	1	30	0	0
2008 Freightliner Coronado	0	18	0	0
2007 Freightliner Cascadia	1	12	0	0
2007 Freightliner Century	0	9	0	0
2007 Freightliner Classic XL	0	8	0	0
2007 Freightliner Columbia	11	27	1	0
2007 Freightliner Coronado	0	15	0	0
2006 Freightliner Cascadia	1	8	0	0
2006 Freightliner Century	6	8	0	0
2006 Freightliner Classic XL	0	7	0	0
2006 Freightliner Columbia	14	21	2	1
2006 Freightliner Coronado	1	12	0	0
2005 Freightliner Cascadia	1	3	0	0
2005 Freightliner Century	2	2	0	0
2005 Freightliner Classic XL	0	5	0	0
2005 Freightliner Columbia	38	14	2	1
2005 Freightliner Coronado	0	9	0	0

What this page is, and what to do next

A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.

This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 11V514000.

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