The defect
Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2013-2018 Freightliner Custom Chassis S2G Chassis trucks. The vehicles have an airline hose and the engine block coolant heater wire that may not have been properly routed and secured during production.
The risk
The affected airline and wire may contact the exhaust pipe, possibly resulting in melting and shorting, increasing the risk of a fire.
The remedy
DTNA will notify the owners, and dealers will inspect and correct the airline and heater cord routing and secure them, if needed, free of charge. An interim notice was mailed to owners on July 18, 2017. The recall began on September 29, 2017. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL-739.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Fccc Redundant S2G | 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 |
| Fccc S2G | 2013, 2018 |
Components: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fccc Redundant S2G | 2014 | 0 | 1 |
| Fccc Redundant S2G | 2015 | 0 | 1 |
| Fccc Redundant S2G | 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| Fccc Redundant S2G | 2017 | 0 | 1 |
| Fccc S2G | 2013 | 0 | 1 |
| Fccc S2G | 2018 | 0 | 1 |
Other engine recalls in 2017
6 of the 810 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2017 concerned the engine; Daimler Trucks North America LLC filed 213 campaigns in all.
| 17V672000 23 Oct 2017 | Ford Motor Company |
| 17V368000 7 Jun 2017 | Porsche Cars North America, Inc. |
| 17V356000 1 Jun 2017 | Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing |
| 17V305000 4 May 2017 | Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) |
| 17V247000 11 Apr 2017 | Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2017