Daimler Trucks North America LLC: Fuel System, Other › Storage › Tank Assembly
Daimler Trucks North America LLC reported this defect to federal regulators on Oct 29, 2014 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 65. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Daimler Trucks of North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain model year 2011-2015 Freightliner Cascadia and M2 trucks manufactured June 2, 2011 to October 23, 2014. The vehicles are not in compliance with the requirements of the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards No. 303, "Fuel System Integrity Of Compressed Natural Gas Vehicles." Specifically, the tail pipe on these vehicles terminates under the compressed natural gas (CNG) tank and can overheat the fuel system.
The risk
Due to the area of its placement, the exhaust system forces heat around, and may overheat, the fuel system components, increasing the risk of a vehicle fire.
The remedy
DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will extend the tailpipe beyond the cabinet, free of charge. The recall began Feburary 12, 2015. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-745-8000. DTNA's number for this recall is FL-671.
10 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Freightliner Cascadia | 16 | 18 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 Freightliner M2 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Freightliner Cascadia | 12 | 21 | 2 | 0 |
| 2014 Freightliner M2 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 Freightliner Cascadia | 7 | 19 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 Freightliner M2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Freightliner Cascadia | 17 | 19 | 3 | 1 |
| 2012 Freightliner M2 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Freightliner Cascadia | 12 | 23 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 Freightliner M2 | 0 | 17 | 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 14V680000.
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