Daimler Trucks North America LLC: Seat Belts
Daimler Trucks North America LLC reported this defect to federal regulators on Oct 5, 2016 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 1,944. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain model year 2014-2017 Western Star 4900 and 5700 trucks manufactured March 22, 2013, to September 23, 2016 and equipped with a Stratosphere sleeper cab. The seat belt mounting plate may have a drill hole that is too large.
The risk
If the plate has a hole that is too big, the plate may fail when it stressed such as in the event of a crash, preventing the seat belt from adequately restraining the seat occupant, increasing the risk of injury.
The remedy
DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will reinforce the seat belt mounting plate, free of charge. An interim notice was mailed to owners on December 7 2016. The final remedy is now available. A second notice was mailed to owners on February 24, 2017. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL-725.
8 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Western Star 4900 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Western Star 5700 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 Western Star 4900 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 Western Star 5700 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Western Star 4900 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Western Star 5700 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Western Star 4900 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 Western Star 5700 | 0 | 5 | 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 16V711000.
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