The defect
DTNA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2005 THROUGH 2011 FREIGHTLINER BUSINESS CLASS C2, FCCC B2 CHASSIS, S2 CHASSIS, AND MC CHASSIS MANUFACTURED BEGINNING JANUARY 19, 2005 THROUGH APRIL 16, 2010. THE STOP LAMPS MAY BE INTERMITTENT DURING LIGHT BRAKE APPLICATIONS.
The risk
THE STOP LAMPS MAY NOT PROPERLY INDICATE THAT THE SERVICE BRAKES ARE APPLIED WHICH MAY LEAD TO A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.
The remedy
DTNA WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPAIRS WILL BE PERFORMED BY DTNA DEALERSHIPS FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 27, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DTNA AT 1-800-547-0712.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Fccc B2 | 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 |
| Fccc MC | 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 |
| Fccc S2 | 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 |
| Freightliner Business Class M2 | 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 |
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fccc B2 | 2005 | 0 | 5 |
| Fccc B2 | 2006 | 0 | 5 |
| Fccc B2 | 2007 | 1 | 8 |
| Fccc B2 | 2008 | 0 | 9 |
| Fccc B2 | 2009 | 0 | 7 |
| Fccc B2 | 2010 | 0 | 5 |
| Fccc B2 | 2011 | 0 | 4 |
| Fccc MC | 2005 | 0 | 2 |
| Fccc MC | 2006 | 0 | 2 |
| Fccc MC | 2007 | 0 | 2 |
| Fccc MC | 2008 | 0 | 2 |
| Fccc MC | 2009 | 0 | 2 |
| Fccc MC | 2010 | 0 | 2 |
| Fccc MC | 2011 | 0 | 3 |
| Fccc S2 | 2005 | 0 | 1 |
| Fccc S2 | 2006 | 0 | 1 |
| Fccc S2 | 2007 | 0 | 3 |
| Fccc S2 | 2008 | 0 | 3 |
| Fccc S2 | 2009 | 0 | 3 |
| Fccc S2 | 2010 | 0 | 3 |
| Fccc S2 | 2011 | 0 | 3 |
| Freightliner Business Class M2 | 2005 | 7 | 9 |
| Freightliner Business Class M2 | 2006 | 8 | 13 |
| Freightliner Business Class M2 | 2007 | 4 | 17 |
| Freightliner Business Class M2 | 2008 | 1 | 14 |
| Freightliner Business Class M2 | 2009 | 2 | 8 |
| Freightliner Business Class M2 | 2010 | 0 | 10 |
Other exterior lighting recalls in 2010
19 of the 647 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2010 concerned the exterior lighting; DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA filed 134 campaigns in all.
| 10V624000 15 Dec 2010 | HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) |
| 10V608000 7 Dec 2010 | GLAVAL BUS DIVISION |
| 10V577000 10 Nov 2010 | FLEETWOOD RV, INC. |
| 10V558000 8 Nov 2010 | JAYCO, INC. |
| 10V556000 8 Nov 2010 | STARCRAFT RV, INC. |
| 10V463000 5 Oct 2010 | NAVISTAR, INC |
| 10V452000 29 Sept 2010 | PACCAR INCORPORATED |
| 10V366000 5 Aug 2010 | MERCEDES-BENZ USA, LLC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2010