Daimler Trucks North America, LLC: Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Caliper
Daimler Trucks North America, LLC reported this defect to federal regulators on Jan 20, 2021 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 133. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Daimler Trucks North America, LLC (DTNA) is recalling 2021 Western Star 4700 and 5700, Freightliner Business Class M2, Cascadia, and Custom Chassis XC Chassis vehicles manufactured with a certain steering arm configuration with air disc brakes identified by the axle assembly supplier. On certain vehicles, one of the six brake caliper mounting bolts on the driver side steer axle may have been incorrectly tightened.
The risk
The loose bolt could result in the other caliper bolts to loosen. Insufficiently tightened bolts may not provide adequate clamping force between the brake caliper and brake anchor plate, resulting in reduced brake effectiveness, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and repair as necessary, free of charge. The recall began March 17, 2021. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL-873.
9 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Fccc XCL | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 Fccc XCM | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 Fccc XCP | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 Fccc XCR | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 Fccc XCS | 0 | 4 | 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 5700 | 0 | 7 | 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 21V018000.
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