The defect
Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2017-2019 Freightliner 114SD, 122SD, 108SD, Cascadia and Business class M2 trucks, Freightliner Custom Chassis XBS, XCL, XCM, MT45, MT55, S2G, S2RV, XCR and XCS custom chassis and Western Star 4700, 4900 and 5700 trucks equipped with Detroit Axle axles. The affected vehicles may have loose steering and tie rod arm bolts.
The risk
Loose tie rod arm bolts may lead to separation of the tie rod arm, resulting in a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
DTNA has notified owners, and dealers will inspect the steering arm and tie rod arm bolts for to make sure that they are properly tightened, installing new fasteners as necessary, free of charge. The recall began February 9, 2019. Owners may contact Daimler Trucks at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL-802.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Fccc MT45 | 2017, 2018, 2019 |
| Fccc MT55G | 2017, 2018, 2019 |
| Fccc Redundant S2G | 2018 |
| Fccc S2G | 2017, 2019 |
| Fccc S2RV | 2017, 2018, 2019 |
| Fccc XBS | 2017, 2018, 2019 |
| Fccc XCL | 2017, 2018, 2019 |
| Fccc XCM | 2017, 2018, 2019 |
| Fccc XCR | 2017, 2018, 2019 |
| Fccc XCS | 2017, 2018, 2019 |
| Freightliner 108SD | 2017, 2018, 2019 |
| Freightliner 114SD | 2017, 2018, 2019 |
| Freightliner 122SD | 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: STEERING | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM | STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
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 MT45 | 2017 | 0 | 2 |
| Fccc MT45 | 2018 | 0 | 2 |
| Fccc MT45 | 2019 | 0 | 2 |
| Fccc MT55G | 2017 | 0 | 1 |
| Fccc MT55G | 2018 | 0 | 2 |
| Fccc MT55G | 2019 | 0 | 2 |
| Fccc Redundant S2G | 2018 | 0 | 4 |
| Fccc S2G | 2017 | 0 | 2 |
| Fccc S2G | 2019 | 0 | 5 |
| Fccc S2RV | 2017 | 0 | 1 |
| Fccc S2RV | 2018 | 0 | 1 |
| Fccc S2RV | 2019 | 2 | 1 |
| 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 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 steering recalls in 2018
31 of the 912 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2018 concerned the steering; Daimler Trucks North America LLC filed 213 campaigns in all.
| 18V928000 21 Dec 2018 | Prevost Cars, Inc. |
| 18V898000 19 Dec 2018 | Porsche Cars North America, Inc. |
| 18V872000 7 Dec 2018 | Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. |
| 18V850000 29 Nov 2018 | Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. |
| 18V840000 27 Nov 2018 | Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. |
| 18V815000 16 Nov 2018 | Autocar, LLC |
| 18V804000 14 Nov 2018 | Suzuki Motor of America, Inc. |
| 18V781000 6 Nov 2018 | Lotus Cars Limited |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2018