The defect
DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA (DTNA) IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2013 FREIGHTLINER, WESTERN STAR, FREIGHTLINER CUSTOM CHASSIS TRUCKS, AND THOMAS BUILT BUSES MANUFACTURED FROM APRIL 18, 2012, THROUGH MAY 11, 2012, AND EQUIPPED WITH DETROIT AXLE-BRAND FRONT AXLE KNUCKLES. THE FRONT KNUCKLES ON THESE VEHICLES MAY HAVE A MACHINING ERROR IN THE WHEEL BEARING AREA WHICH MAY LEAD TO PREMATURE SPINDLE FAILURE.
The risk
IF THE SPINDLE FAILS, THE WHEEL MAY SEPARATE FROM THE KNUCKLE, RESULTING IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
DTNA WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE AFFECTED COMPONENTS, FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 10, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA TOLL FREE AT 1-800-547-0712.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Fccc Redundant Custom Chassis XC | 2013 |
| Freightliner Business Class M2 | 2013 |
| Freightliner Cascadia | 2013 |
| Freightliner Columbia | 2013 |
| Freightliner Coronado | 2013 |
| Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-Liner C2 | 2013 |
| Western Star 4900 | 2013 |
Components: SUSPENSION:FRONT
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 Redundant Custom Chassis XC | 2013 | 0 | 2 |
| Freightliner Business Class M2 | 2013 | 0 | 11 |
| Freightliner Cascadia | 2013 | 7 | 19 |
| Freightliner Columbia | 2013 | 0 | 5 |
| Freightliner Coronado | 2013 | 0 | 8 |
| Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-Liner C2 | 2013 | 1 | 18 |
| Western Star 4900 | 2013 | 0 | 8 |
Other suspension recalls in 2012
27 of the 583 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2012 concerned the suspension; DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA filed 134 campaigns in all.
| 12V600000 26 Dec 2012 | Prevost Cars, Inc. |
| 12V494000 10 Oct 2012 | Nissan North America, Inc. |
| 12V462000 20 Sept 2012 | Nissan North America, Inc. |
| 12V464000 19 Sept 2012 | AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORP. |
| 12V410000 21 Aug 2012 | Kaufman Trailers |
| 12V401000 10 Aug 2012 | DUCATI NORTH AMERICA |
| 12V390000 8 Aug 2012 | ALTEC INDUSTRIES INC. |
| 12V393000 3 Aug 2012 | JAYCO, INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2012