Daimler Trucks North America LLC: Suspension › Rear › Axle › Spindle
Daimler Trucks North America LLC reported this defect to federal regulators on Oct 27, 2020 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 1,411. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2020-2021 Freightliner Cascadia, 2021 Freightliner 108SD, 114SD and Business Class M2 and Western Star 4700, 4900 and 5700 vehicles. The steer axle spindle nut snap-ring locking feature may be incorrectly installed or missing from the left spindle nut at the spindle.
The risk
A missing or improperly installed locking snap ring can result in wheel-end failure and potentially a wheel-off/separation condition, increasing the risk of crash.
The remedy
DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the hub cap plug, and reinstall or replace of the snap-ring as needed, free of charge. The recall began December 18, 2020. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL-866.
8 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Freightliner 108Sd | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 Freightliner 114Sd | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 Freightliner Business Class M2 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 Freightliner Cascadia | 16 | 21 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 Western Star 4700 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 Western Star 4900 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 Western Star 5700 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 Freightliner Cascadia | 26 | 21 | 0 | 2 |
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 20V660000.
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