Daimler Trucks North America: Equipment › Electrical
Daimler Trucks North America reported this defect to federal regulators on Mar 4, 2013 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 161. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) is recalling certain model year 2012-2013 Business Class M2, 108SD, 114SD vehicle chassis, manufactured from December 3, 2011, through October 12, 2012 and equipped with a SmartPlex switch hub module. Residue left over in the manufacturing process of the switch hub module may lead to intermittent shorts and energizing of certain switch hub module outputs.
The risk
If the module is energized, the module may inadvertently activate body equipment or features, increasing the risk of injury to the vehicle operator or increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will replace any of the affected modules free of charge. The recall began on April 29, 2013. Owners may contact DTNA at 1-800-547-0712.
6 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Freightliner 108Sd | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Freightliner 114Sd | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Freightliner Business Class M2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Freightliner 108Sd | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Freightliner 114Sd | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012 Freightliner Business Class M2 | 4 | 12 | 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 13V074000.
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