The defect
Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain model year 2016 Freightliner Cascadia, Business Class M2, 108SD, 114SD, 122SD, Coronado Glider, and Columbia Glider vehicles manufactured June 29, 2015, to September 7, 2015. In the affected vehicles, the steering arm bolts may not be properly tightened.
The risk
If the steering arm bolts are not properly tightened, the steering arm may separate from the knuckle causing a loss of steering and increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
DTNA will notify owners, and Daimler Trucks North America or Detroit Diesel authorized service facilities will inspect the steering arm bolts, tightening them as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on November 12, 2015. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-745-8000. DTNA's number for this recall is FL-691.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Freightliner 108SD | 2016 |
| Freightliner 114SD | 2016 |
| Freightliner 122SD | 2016 |
| Freightliner Business Class M2 | 2016 |
| Freightliner Cascadia | 2016 |
| Freightliner Columbia Glider | 2016 |
| Freightliner Coronado Glider | 2016 |
Components: STEERING:LINKAGES:ARM:IDLER AND ATTACHMENT
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 | 2016 | 0 | 11 |
| Freightliner 114SD | 2016 | 0 | 15 |
| Freightliner 122SD | 2016 | 0 | 3 |
| Freightliner Business Class M2 | 2016 | 1 | 16 |
| Freightliner Cascadia | 2016 | 12 | 12 |
| Freightliner Columbia Glider | 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| Freightliner Coronado Glider | 2016 | 0 | 1 |
Other steering recalls in 2015
41 of the 863 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2015 concerned the steering; Daimler Trucks North America LLC filed 213 campaigns in all.
| 15V887000 30 Dec 2015 | BMW of North America, LLC |
| 15V885000 29 Dec 2015 | Temsa Global Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S. |
| 15V878000 23 Dec 2015 | Chrysler (FCA US LLC) |
| 15V845000 16 Dec 2015 | Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. |
| 15V829000 9 Dec 2015 | Newmar Corporation |
| 15V703000 26 Oct 2015 | Terex Advance |
| 15V687000 21 Oct 2015 | Spartan Motors USA |
| 15V679000 20 Oct 2015 | Fontaine Modification |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2015