Daimler Trucks North America: Service Brakes, Air › Supply › Quick Release Valve
Daimler Trucks North America reported this defect to federal regulators on Apr 24, 2012 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 3,116. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
DAIMLER TRUCKS (DTNA) IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2012-2013 FREIGHTLINER 108SD, BUSINESS CLASS M2, CASCADIA, CORONADO VEHICLES, EQUIPPED WITH A HALDEX QUICK RELEASE VALVE, AND MANUFACTURED FROM FEBRUARY 3, 2012, THROUGH MARCH 2, 2012. THE QUICK RELEASE VALVE COVER MAY NOT BE CORRECTLY MANUFACTURED, ALLOWING THE COVER TO BECOME SEPARATED FROM THE VALVE BODY. IF THE COVER SEPARATES FROM THE VALVE BODY, THE FRONT BRAKES MAY NOT FUNCTION.
The risk
IF THIS CONDITION OCCURS, INCREASED VEHICLE STOPPING DISTANCE MAY RESULT, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
DTNA WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND WHERE NECESSARY, THE QUICK RELEASE VALVE WILL BE REPLACED BY DTNA AUTHORIZED SERVICE FACILITIES, FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN BEFORE JUNE 15, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DTNA AT 1-800-547-0712.
8 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Freightliner 108Sd | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Freightliner Business Class M2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Freightliner Cascadia | 7 | 19 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 Freightliner Coronado | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Freightliner 108Sd | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Freightliner Business Class M2 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Freightliner Cascadia | 17 | 19 | 3 | 1 |
| 2012 Freightliner Coronado | 1 | 13 | 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 12V178000.
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