The defect
Daimler Trucks North America, LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Freightliner 108SD, 114SD, 122SD, Cascadia, Columbia, Coronado, and Business Class M2 vehicles. During manufacturing, the brake caliper mounting bolts may have been insufficiently tightened.
The risk
Loose brake caliper mounting bolts can reduce brake effectiveness, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will check and tighten the brake caliper mounting bolts, free of charge. The recall began October 5, 2018. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL-783.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Freightliner 108SD | 2018, 2019 |
| Freightliner 114SD | 2018, 2019 |
| Freightliner 122SD | 2018, 2019 |
| Freightliner Business Class M2 | 2018, 2019 |
| Freightliner Cascadia | 2018, 2019 |
| Freightliner Columbia | 2018, 2019 |
| Freightliner Coronado | 2018, 2019 |
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, AIR: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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freightliner 108SD | 2018 | 0 | 11 |
| Freightliner 108SD | 2019 | 0 | 15 |
| Freightliner 114SD | 2018 | 0 | 13 |
| Freightliner 114SD | 2019 | 0 | 17 |
| Freightliner 122SD | 2018 | 1 | 8 |
| Freightliner 122SD | 2019 | 0 | 8 |
| Freightliner Business Class M2 | 2018 | 0 | 16 |
| Freightliner Business Class M2 | 2019 | 0 | 23 |
| Freightliner Cascadia | 2018 | 11 | 26 |
| Freightliner Cascadia | 2019 | 29 | 29 |
| Freightliner Columbia | 2018 | 0 | 2 |
| Freightliner Columbia | 2019 | 0 | 3 |
| Freightliner Coronado | 2018 | 0 | 4 |
| Freightliner Coronado | 2019 | 0 | 5 |
Other service brakes, air recalls in 2018
29 of the 912 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2018 concerned the service brakes, air; Daimler Trucks North America LLC filed 213 campaigns in all.
| 18V932000 26 Dec 2018 | Spartan Motors USA |
| 18V865000 5 Dec 2018 | Elgin Sweeper Company Inc. |
| 18V859000 4 Dec 2018 | Newmar Corporation |
| 18V821000 20 Nov 2018 | Navistar, Inc. |
| 18V780000 5 Nov 2018 | Thor Motor Coach |
| 18V770000 31 Oct 2018 | Forest River, Inc. |
| 18V750000 23 Oct 2018 | Proterra |
| 18V703000 5 Oct 2018 | Daimler Trucks North America LLC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2018