The defect
Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain model year 2016 Freightliner Cascadia, Business Class M2, 108SD, 114SD, and 122SD, Western Star 4700 and 4900, Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner C2, and Freightliner MT55 vehicles manufactured August 7, 2015, to August 26, 2015. The affected vehicles are equipped with certain Cummins ISB6.7, ISL9, ISX12 or ISX15 engines whose engine control module (ECM) may short circuit and blow a fuse resulting in the engine stalling without warning.
The risk
An engine that stalls without warning increases the risk of a crash.
The remedy
DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will replace the ECM free of charge. The recall began on October 22, 2015. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-745-8000. DTNA's number for this recall is FL-690.
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 MT55 | 2016 |
| Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-Liner C2 | 2016 |
| Western Star 4700 | 2016 |
| Western Star 4900 | 2016 |
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
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 MT55 | 2016 | 1 | 1 |
| Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-Liner C2 | 2016 | 0 | 25 |
| Western Star 4700 | 2016 | 0 | 7 |
| Western Star 4900 | 2016 | 0 | 10 |
Other electrical system recalls in 2015
85 of the 863 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2015 concerned the electrical system; Daimler Trucks North America LLC filed 213 campaigns in all.
| 15V874000 23 Dec 2015 | Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) |
| 15V854000 18 Dec 2015 | Suzuki Motor of America, Inc. |
| 15V851000 18 Dec 2015 | Suzuki Motor of America, Inc. |
| 15V853000 18 Dec 2015 | Suzuki Motor of America, Inc. |
| 15V828000 9 Dec 2015 | Halcore Group, Inc. |
| 15V813000 2 Dec 2015 | Ford Motor Company |
| 15V799000 25 Nov 2015 | Chrysler (FCA US LLC) |
| 15V754000 13 Nov 2015 | Daimler Trucks North America LLC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2015