The defect
Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain model year 2016 114SD and M2 Business Class trucks manufactured from June 10, 2015, through October 1, 2015. The affected vehicles have front axles that have a 20,000 pound capacity, however, the installed Bridgestone R249 front tires have a lower maximum load capacity.
The risk
The operator may unintentionally overload the tires, possibly causing tire failure thereby increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front tires with tires of a higher load capacity, free of charge. The recall began on June 7, 2016. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 800-547-0712. DTNA's recall number for this campaign is FL-706.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Freightliner 114SD | 2016 |
| Freightliner Business Class M2 | 2016 |
Components: TIRES
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 114SD | 2016 | 0 | 15 |
| Freightliner Business Class M2 | 2016 | 1 | 16 |
Other tires recalls in 2016
21 of the 919 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2016 concerned the tires; Daimler Trucks North America LLC filed 213 campaigns in all.
| 16V840000 21 Nov 2016 | Maserati North America, Inc. |
| 16V824000 15 Nov 2016 | Daimler Trucks North America LLC |
| 16V811000 8 Nov 2016 | Forest River, Inc. |
| 16V803000 4 Nov 2016 | PACCAR Incorporated |
| 16V748000 17 Oct 2016 | Jayco, Inc. |
| 16V714000 6 Oct 2016 | Mack Trucks, Inc. |
| 16V696000 27 Sept 2016 | Thor Motor Coach |
| 16V591000 10 Aug 2016 | Temsa Global Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2016