The defect
DAIMLER TRUCKS (DTNA) IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2012-2013 FREIGHTLINER 108SD, BUSINESS CLASS M2, CASCADIA, CORONADO VEHICLES, EQUIPPED WITH A HALDEX QUICK RELEASE VALVE, AND MANUFACTURED FROM FEBRUARY 3, 2012, THROUGH MARCH 2, 2012. THE QUICK RELEASE VALVE COVER MAY NOT BE CORRECTLY MANUFACTURED, ALLOWING THE COVER TO BECOME SEPARATED FROM THE VALVE BODY. IF THE COVER SEPARATES FROM THE VALVE BODY, THE FRONT BRAKES MAY NOT FUNCTION.
The risk
IF THIS CONDITION OCCURS, INCREASED VEHICLE STOPPING DISTANCE MAY RESULT, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
DTNA WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND WHERE NECESSARY, THE QUICK RELEASE VALVE WILL BE REPLACED BY DTNA AUTHORIZED SERVICE FACILITIES, FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN BEFORE JUNE 15, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DTNA AT 1-800-547-0712.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Freightliner 108SD | 2012, 2013 |
| Freightliner Business Class M2 | 2012, 2013 |
| Freightliner Cascadia | 2012, 2013 |
| Freightliner Coronado | 2012, 2013 |
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:SUPPLY:QUICK RELEASE VALVE
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freightliner 108SD | 2012 | 0 | 4 |
| Freightliner 108SD | 2013 | 0 | 6 |
| Freightliner Business Class M2 | 2012 | 4 | 12 |
| Freightliner Business Class M2 | 2013 | 0 | 11 |
| Freightliner Cascadia | 2012 | 17 | 19 |
| Freightliner Cascadia | 2013 | 7 | 19 |
| Freightliner Coronado | 2012 | 1 | 13 |
| Freightliner Coronado | 2013 | 0 | 8 |
Other service brakes, air recalls in 2012
27 of the 583 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2012 concerned the service brakes, air; DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA filed 134 campaigns in all.
| 12V565000 6 Dec 2012 | Spartan Chassis, Inc. |
| 12V530000 12 Oct 2012 | PACCAR Incorporated |
| 12V483000 3 Oct 2012 | ALTEC INDUSTRIES INC. |
| 12V467000 24 Sept 2012 | Newmar Corporation |
| 12V429000 4 Sept 2012 | SPARTAN CHASSIS, INC. |
| 12V425000 31 Aug 2012 | VERMEER MANUFACTURING COMPANY |
| 12V403000 14 Aug 2012 | NAVISTAR, INC |
| 12V298000 26 Jun 2012 | UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURING COMPANY |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2012