Daimler Trucks North America LLC: Steering
Daimler Trucks North America LLC reported this defect to federal regulators on May 26, 2016 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 1,385. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
Do not drive
NHTSA attached a do-not-drive advisory to this campaign. It applies to specific production runs, so check your own VIN with the manufacturer or at nhtsa.gov/recalls before driving the vehicle.
The defect
Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 FCCC XBP, XBR, XCM, XCR, XCL, and XCP trucks manufactured May 1, 2014, to June 16, 2015, equipped with certain ZF RL77 / 80EM independent front steering axles equipped with Bosch 8018 steering boxes. The boxes were manufactured using incorrect internal spacers that can cause premature wear in the connection between the steering wheel and the front axle.
The risk
The steering wheel's connection to the front axle could fail resulting in a sudden loss of steering ability, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and replace the steering box if necessary, free of charge. Owners are urged not to drive their vehicles until they have been inspected. The recall began on May 31, 2016. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL-712.
12 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Fccc XBP | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 Fccc XBR | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 Fccc XCL | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 Fccc XCM | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 Fccc XCP | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 Fccc XCR | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Fccc XBP | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Fccc XBR | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Fccc XCL | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Fccc XCM | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Fccc XCP | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Fccc XCR | 0 | 9 | 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 16V366000.
Full record for the 2016 Fccc XBP → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →