The defect
Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2004-2019 Freightliner 108SD, 114SD, 122SD, Cascadia, Columbia, Classic, FL80, FLD 120SD, Business Class M2, Western Star 4700, 4900, 6900, Sterling Acterra, L7500, LT7500, L8500, LT8500, L9500, and LT9500 vehicles. The vehicles may have an insufficient service brake air reservoir capacity. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 121, "Air Brake Systems."
The risk
An insufficient air reservoir volume may reduce brake effectiveness, increasing the risk of crash.
The remedy
DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will add air reservoir capacity to the affected vehicles. Owner letters were mailed on November 29, 2021. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL-815.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Freightliner 108SD | 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 |
| Freightliner 114SD | 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 |
| Freightliner 122SD | 2014 |
| Freightliner Cascadia | 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 |
| Freightliner Classic XL | 2010 |
| Freightliner Columbia | 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 |
| Freightliner FL80 Business Class | 2004, 2005 |
| Freightliner FLD | 2010 |
| Freightliner M2 | 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 |
| Freightliner M2 Business Class | 2018, 2019 |
| Sterling Acterra | 2005, 2006, 2007 |
| Sterling L7500 | 2007 |
| Sterling L8500 | 2006, 2007 |
| Sterling L9500 | 2004, 2005, 2006 |
| Sterling LT7500 | 2007 |
| Sterling LT8500 | 2007 |
| Sterling LT9500 | 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 |
| Western Star 4700 | 2014, 2015 |
| Western Star 4900 | 2015 |
| Western Star 6900 | 2006 |
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:SUPPLY:RESERVOIR/TANK
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 | 2013 | 0 | 6 |
| Freightliner 108SD | 2014 | 0 | 7 |
| Freightliner 108SD | 2015 | 0 | 11 |
| Freightliner 108SD | 2016 | 0 | 11 |
| Freightliner 108SD | 2017 | 1 | 8 |
| Freightliner 108SD | 2018 | 0 | 11 |
| Freightliner 114SD | 2014 | 0 | 9 |
| Freightliner 114SD | 2015 | 0 | 15 |
| Freightliner 114SD | 2016 | 0 | 15 |
| Freightliner 114SD | 2017 | 0 | 10 |
| Freightliner 114SD | 2018 | 0 | 13 |
| Freightliner 114SD | 2019 | 0 | 17 |
| Freightliner 122SD | 2014 | 0 | 5 |
| Freightliner Cascadia | 2013 | 7 | 19 |
| Freightliner Cascadia | 2014 | 12 | 21 |
| Freightliner Cascadia | 2015 | 16 | 18 |
| Freightliner Cascadia | 2016 | 12 | 12 |
| Freightliner Cascadia | 2017 | 9 | 20 |
| Freightliner Cascadia | 2018 | 11 | 26 |
| Freightliner Cascadia | 2019 | 29 | 29 |
| Freightliner Classic XL | 2010 | 0 | 2 |
| Freightliner Columbia | 2005 | 38 | 14 |
| Freightliner Columbia | 2006 | 14 | 21 |
| Freightliner Columbia | 2007 | 11 | 27 |
| Freightliner Columbia | 2008 | 1 | 30 |
| Freightliner Columbia | 2009 | 2 | 20 |
| Freightliner FL80 Business Class | 2004 | 0 | 2 |
| Freightliner FL80 Business Class | 2005 | 0 | 2 |
| Freightliner FLD | 2010 | 0 | 8 |
| Freightliner M2 | 2005 | 0 | 2 |
Other service brakes, air recalls in 2019
33 of the 880 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2019 concerned the service brakes, air; Daimler Trucks North America LLC filed 213 campaigns in all.
| 19V913000 20 Dec 2019 | SVI Trucks |
| 19V898000 18 Dec 2019 | Maintainer Corporation of Iowa, Inc. |
| 19V838000 21 Nov 2019 | Navistar, Inc. |
| 19V828000 19 Nov 2019 | Marion Body Works Inc. |
| 19V803000 7 Nov 2019 | Daimler Trucks North America LLC |
| 19V764000 25 Oct 2019 | Custom Fire Apparatus, Inc. |
| 19V739000 16 Oct 2019 | Hyundai Translead |
| 19V711000 7 Oct 2019 | Daimler Trucks North America LLC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2019