Daimler Trucks North America, LLC: Electronic Stability Control (esc)
Daimler Trucks North America, LLC reported this defect to federal regulators on Apr 26, 2023 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 266. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Daimler Trucks North America, LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain short wheelbase 2020-2024 Freightliner Cascadia, 2021-2024 Freightliner M2 Business Class, 2022 Western Star 4700, and 2020 Freightliner Classic Cascadia vehicles. The vehicle is equipped with an electronic stability control system and tire combination that may understeer during a J-turn. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 136, "Electronic Stability Control Systems on Heavy Vehicles."
The risk
Understeering during a J-turn may increase the risk of a crash.
The remedy
DTNA will replace the tires, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 19, 2023. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL971.
11 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Freightliner Business Class M2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 Freightliner Cascadia | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 Freightliner Business Class M2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 Freightliner Cascadia | 12 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| 2022 Freightliner Business Class M2 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 Freightliner Cascadia | 13 | 19 | 0 | 3 |
| 2022 Western Star 4700 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 Freightliner Business Class M2 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 Freightliner Cascadia | 16 | 21 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 Freightliner Cascadia | 26 | 21 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 Freightliner Classic Cascadia | 0 | 1 | 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 23V299000.
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