Daimler Trucks North America LLC: Electrical System › 12v/24v/48v Battery › Cables
Daimler Trucks North America LLC reported this defect to federal regulators on Sep 21, 2017 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 32. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2013-2018 Western Star 4700 trucks. The battery cable may contact the all wheel drive axle yoke.
The risk
Battery cable contact with the axle yoke may cause the cable to chafe and short, increasing the risk of a fire.
The remedy
DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the battery cables, repairing them as needed, free of charge. The recall began on November 16, 2017. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL-746.
6 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Western Star 4700 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 Western Star 4700 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 Western Star 4700 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Western Star 4700 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Western Star 4700 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Western Star 4700 | 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 17V588000.
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