Daimler Trucks North America LLC: Tires › Valve
Daimler Trucks North America LLC reported this defect to federal regulators on Sep 1, 2020 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 10,359. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recall certain 2018-2019 Freightliner Custom Chass XCL, 2018-2021 Freightliner XCM chassis, XCS Chassis and MC Chassis and 2017-2021 XCR Chassis. The tire valve stem extension for the inner wheel may come in contact with the outer wheel rim opening and become damaged.
The risk
Extensive damage to the valve stem extension may result in a loss of tire pressure of the inner wheel, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
DTNA will notify owners and dealer will inspect the inner wheel valve stem stabilizers and adjust as needed, free of charge. If the adjustment does not resolve the issue then the inner valve stem will be replaced, free of charge. The recall began October 29, 2020. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL-861.
19 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Fccc MC | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 Fccc XCM | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 Fccc XCR | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 Fccc XCS | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 Fccc MC | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 Fccc XCM | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 Fccc XCR | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 Fccc XCS | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Fccc MC | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Fccc XCL | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Fccc XCM | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Fccc XCR | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Fccc XCS | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 Fccc MC | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 Fccc XCL | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 Fccc XCM | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 Fccc XCR | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 Fccc XCS | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 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 20V529000.
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