Daimler Trucks North America LLC: Equipment
Daimler Trucks North America LLC reported this defect to federal regulators on Mar 27, 2015 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 2,226. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 Western Star 4700, 4900, 5700, and 6900 trucks manufactured from July 23, 2013, through December 4, 2014, and equipped with certain Kidde disposable handheld fire extinguishers. These fire extinguishers may not fully discharge as designed when the lever is repeatedly pressed and released.
The risk
In the event of a fire, if the fire extinguisher does not work correctly, there is an increased risk of injury to the truck occupants.
The remedy
DTNA will notify owners, and Kidde will provide a replacement extinguisher when contacted directly or affected owners may go to an authorized DTNA repair facility to order a replacement fire extinguisher, free of charge. The recall began on May 26, 2015. Affected owners may contact Kidde directly toll free at (855) 283-7991 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-745-8000. DTNA's number for this recall is FL680.
8 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Western Star 4700 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Western Star 4900 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Western Star 5700 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Western Star 6900 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Western Star 4700 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Western Star 4900 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 Western Star 5700 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Western Star 6900 | 0 | 4 | 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 15V182000.
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