The defect
Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2017-2019 Freightliner M2 Business Class, 108SD, 114SD and Cascadia trucks, Western Star 4700, 4900, and 5700 trucks, FCCC S2C 106 Cab, S2G Cab, XBR, XBS, XCL, XCM, XCP, XCR, and XCS chassis equipped with air disc brakes. The brake caliper mounting bolts on these vehicles may be insufficiently tightened, allowing the bolts to loosen.
The risk
If the brake caliper mounting bolts loosen, braking performance may be reduced, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the brake caliper mounting bolts and tighten them as necessary, free of charge. DTNA issued owners an interim notification on July 25, 2018. The recall began September 4, 2018. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL-772.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Fccc Redundant S2G | 2018 |
| Fccc S2C 106CAB | 2017, 2018, 2019 |
| Fccc S2G | 2017, 2019 |
| Fccc XBR | 2017, 2018, 2019 |
| Fccc XBS | 2017, 2018, 2019 |
| Fccc XCL | 2017, 2018, 2019 |
| Fccc XCM | 2017, 2018, 2019 |
| Fccc XCP | 2017, 2018, 2019 |
| Fccc XCR | 2017, 2018, 2019 |
| Fccc XCS | 2017, 2018, 2019 |
| Freightliner 108SD | 2017, 2018, 2019 |
| Freightliner 114SD | 2017, 2018, 2019 |
| Freightliner Business Class M2 | 2017, 2018, 2019 |
| Freightliner Cascadia | 2017, 2018, 2019 |
| Western Star 4700 | 2017, 2018, 2019 |
| Western Star 4900 | 2017, 2018, 2019 |
| Western Star 5700 | 2017, 2018, 2019 |
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
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 | 2018 | 0 | 4 |
| Fccc S2C 106CAB | 2017 | 0 | 1 |
| Fccc S2C 106CAB | 2018 | 0 | 2 |
| Fccc S2C 106CAB | 2019 | 0 | 2 |
| Fccc S2G | 2017 | 0 | 2 |
| Fccc S2G | 2019 | 0 | 5 |
| Fccc XBR | 2017 | 0 | 5 |
| Fccc XBR | 2018 | 1 | 5 |
| Fccc XBR | 2019 | 0 | 6 |
| Fccc XBS | 2017 | 0 | 5 |
| Fccc XBS | 2018 | 0 | 7 |
| Fccc XBS | 2019 | 0 | 8 |
| Fccc XCL | 2017 | 0 | 9 |
| Fccc XCL | 2018 | 0 | 10 |
| Fccc XCL | 2019 | 0 | 11 |
| Fccc XCM | 2017 | 0 | 10 |
| Fccc XCM | 2018 | 6 | 10 |
| Fccc XCM | 2019 | 0 | 11 |
| Fccc XCP | 2017 | 0 | 4 |
| Fccc XCP | 2018 | 0 | 5 |
| Fccc XCP | 2019 | 0 | 6 |
| Fccc XCR | 2017 | 0 | 9 |
| Fccc XCR | 2018 | 0 | 10 |
| Fccc XCR | 2019 | 0 | 11 |
| Fccc XCS | 2017 | 0 | 6 |
| Fccc XCS | 2018 | 0 | 9 |
| Fccc XCS | 2019 | 0 | 11 |
| Freightliner 108SD | 2017 | 1 | 8 |
| Freightliner 108SD | 2018 | 0 | 11 |
| Freightliner 108SD | 2019 | 0 | 15 |
Other service brakes, hydraulic recalls in 2018
41 of the 912 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2018 concerned the service brakes, hydraulic; Daimler Trucks North America LLC filed 213 campaigns in all.
| 18V938000 31 Dec 2018 | Arcimoto Inc |
| 18V940000 31 Dec 2018 | Arcimoto Inc |
| 18V937000 31 Dec 2018 | Arcimoto Inc |
| 18V927000 21 Dec 2018 | Harley-Davidson Motor Company |
| 18V916000 19 Dec 2018 | Nissan North America, Inc. |
| 18V902000 19 Dec 2018 | Navistar, Inc. |
| 18V888000 13 Dec 2018 | Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing |
| 18V866000 6 Dec 2018 | Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2018