The defect
Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain model year 2012-2015 FCCC XCL, XCM, XCP, and XCR motorhome chassis manufactured January 23, 2012, to April 10, 2014. The throttle pedal position sensor on the affected vehicles may not return to zero, causing the engine brake to suddenly not activate as expected, reducing the vehicle's deceleration ability.
The risk
A sudden loss of an engine brake without warning on a motorhome may lead to a reduced brake ability, potentially increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will replace the throttle pedal, free of charge. An interim notice was mailed out to owners on July 5, 2016. The recall began on August 18, 2016. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL-711.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Fccc XCL | 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 |
| Fccc XCM | 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 |
| Fccc XCP | 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 |
| Fccc XCR | 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 |
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
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 XCL | 2012 | 0 | 3 |
| Fccc XCL | 2013 | 0 | 4 |
| Fccc XCL | 2014 | 1 | 5 |
| Fccc XCL | 2015 | 0 | 8 |
| Fccc XCM | 2012 | 0 | 3 |
| Fccc XCM | 2013 | 1 | 4 |
| Fccc XCM | 2014 | 0 | 5 |
| Fccc XCM | 2015 | 0 | 8 |
| Fccc XCP | 2012 | 0 | 1 |
| Fccc XCP | 2013 | 0 | 2 |
| Fccc XCP | 2014 | 0 | 3 |
| Fccc XCP | 2015 | 0 | 4 |
| Fccc XCR | 2012 | 0 | 3 |
| Fccc XCR | 2013 | 0 | 4 |
| Fccc XCR | 2014 | 0 | 6 |
| Fccc XCR | 2015 | 0 | 9 |
Other vehicle speed control recalls in 2016
11 of the 919 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2016 concerned the vehicle speed control; Daimler Trucks North America LLC filed 213 campaigns in all.
| 16V827000 15 Nov 2016 | Entegra Coach |
| 16V810000 8 Nov 2016 | Newmar Corporation |
| 16V797000 2 Nov 2016 | Isuzu Technical Center of America, Inc. |
| 16V776000 26 Oct 2016 | Spartan Motors USA |
| 16V478000 28 Jun 2016 | Newmar Corporation |
| 16V472000 28 Jun 2016 | Forest River, Inc. |
| 16V469000 27 Jun 2016 | Thor Motor Coach |
| 16V462000 24 Jun 2016 | Entegra Coach |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2016