Daimler Trucks North America, LLC: Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Engine Control Module (ecu/Ecm) › Software
Daimler Trucks North America, LLC reported this defect to federal regulators on Dec 11, 2024 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 139. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Daimler Trucks North America, LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2015-2020 Freightliner Business Class M2 emergency vehicles equipped with certain Cummins diesel engines. The engine protection and inducement software may cause the engine to shut down unexpectedly.
The risk
An unexpected engine shutdown can delay emergency responders and increase the risk of injury.
The remedy
Cummins will update the electronic control module software and install a corrected data plate, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed February 5, 2025. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is F1012.
6 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Freightliner Business Class M2 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Freightliner Business Class M2 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 Freightliner Business Class M2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Freightliner Business Class M2 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 Freightliner Business Class M2 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Freightliner Business Class M2 | 4 | 14 | 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 24V924000.
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