Recalls
Daimler Trucks North America, LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2020-2025 Freightliner eCascadia and 2022-2026 Freightliner eM2 trucks. The electric vehicle power distribution module (EVDM) may not be assembled properly, which can cause electrical circuits to disconnect and result in a loss of drive power.
Daimler Trucks North America, LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2024-2025 Freightliner 108SD, 2022-2025 Freightliner 114SD, Freightliner Business Class M2, 2025 Freightliner eM2, 2020-2025 Western Star 49X, 2021-2025 Western Star 47X, and 2022-2025 Western Star 57X vehicles that may be upfitted with a body lighting interface controller and replacement brake lights. The brake lights may not illuminate when the brakes are automatically applied during an active brake assist (ABA) event.
Whether a recall was fixed on a particular car is known only to the manufacturer: check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
NHTSA recalls · summaries in NHTSA's own words
Service bulletins
What Freightliner told its dealers about the 2025 Freightliner EM2: known faults, fixes and updates.
| Bulletin | Summary |
|---|---|
| 11011103 | Field Service Campaign for Freightliner High-Voltage Cable |
| 11011102 | Field Service Campaign for Freightliner High-Voltage Cable |
| 11011101 | Field Service Campaign for Freightliner High-Voltage Cable |
| 11011100 | Revised Field Service Campaign for eCascadia & eM2 Electric Refrigerant Compressor |
| 11011099 | Revised Field Service Campaign for eCascadia & eM2 Electric Refrigerant Compressor |
| 11011075 | Technical Service Bulletin for Repairing Seat Occupancy Sensor for ISRI, SEARS and National Truck Seats |
| 11010167 | Field Service Campaign for eCascadia and eM2 Electric Refrigerant Compressor |
| 11010166 | Field Service Campaign for eCascadia and eM2 Electric Refrigerant Compressor |
| 11010158 | Technical Service Bulletin for Minimum Cell Voltage of High-Voltage Batteries |
| 11010142 | Field Service Campaign for eCascadia and eM2 Electric Refrigerant Compressor |
| 11008531 | CX Advocate for eCascadia and eM2 Electric Refrigerant Compressor (SF708, not yet released) |
| 11007529 | Pre-Delivery Inspection form for EVs |
| 11007525 | EV Secondary Checks instructions |
| 11007511 | Instructions for Checking Inverter Connections in the Field |
| 11007509 | Field Service Campaign for eCascadia & eM2 Electric Refrigerant Compressor - Lubrication |
| 11007508 | Field Service Campaign for eCascadia & eM2 Electric Refrigerant Compressor - Lubrication |
| 11007491 | Field Service Campaign for eCascadia & eM2 Electric Refrigerant Compressor - Lubrication |
| 11005556 | My Communications for DTNA Tire Communication Update - 2024 |
| 11005506 | CX Avocate for eP4/eM2 eRC with No Oil Noisy or Seized (SF704) |
| 11005489 | Field Service Campaign for eCascadia & eM2 Electric Refrigerant Compressor - Lubrication |
| 11005488 | Field Service Campaign for eCascadia & eM2 Electric Refrigerant Compressor - Lubrication |
| 11005466 | Field Service Campaign for eCascadia & eM2 Electric Refrigerant Compressor - Lubrication |
| 11003888 | Interim Customer Instructions to address low or no refrigerant oil for electric refrigerant compressor. |
| 11002532 | My Communications for ICUC Programming Update |
| 11002529 | My Communications for Diagnosticlink ICUC Programming Error |
NHTSA manufacturer communications (public domain)
NHTSA investigations
EVDM connector plate separation
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation