Daimler Trucks North America: Electrical System › Software
Daimler Trucks North America reported this defect to federal regulators on Apr 9, 2013 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 50. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) is recalling certain model year 2012-2014 Cascadia and Coronado vehicles manufactured between November 21, 2011, and April 3, 2013. In the affected vehicles, when the ignition is off and the door is opened without the parking brake applied, the dashboard does not display the correct message of "Park Brake Off Door Open."
The risk
Without the proper warning, a driver may not be reminded to apply the parking brake which may lead to a vehicle roll away, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will update then display software. The safety recall began on June 6, 2013. Owners may contact DTNA at 1-800-547-0712. Daimler's recall campaign number is FL-642.
6 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Freightliner Cascadia | 12 | 21 | 2 | 0 |
| 2014 Freightliner Coronado | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Freightliner Cascadia | 7 | 19 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 Freightliner Coronado | 0 | 8 | 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 13V127000.
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