The defect
Daimler Trucks North America, LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2019 Freightliner Business Class M2 trucks equipped with Cummins PowerDrive EV drivetrains, part numbers 4000EV, 6000EV, and 7000EV. A connector within the wire harness may become unplugged and cause loss of communication between control modules, resulting in sudden loss of drive power and power steering.
The risk
A sudden loss of drive power and loss of power steering increases the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Per Cummins, all of the affected vehicles have been remedied. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712 or Cummins customer service at 1-800-286-6467. DTNA's number for this recall is FL-850.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Freightliner Business Class M2 | 2019 |
Components: POWER TRAIN
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 Business Class M2 | 2019 | 0 | 23 |
Other power train recalls in 2020
52 of the 782 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2020 concerned the power train; Daimler Trucks North America LLC filed 213 campaigns in all.
| 20V813000 28 Dec 2020 | Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA |
| 20V803000 21 Dec 2020 | Volvo Bus Corporation |
| 20V769000 10 Dec 2020 | Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) |
| 20V770000 10 Dec 2020 | Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) |
| 20V755000 7 Dec 2020 | Nissan North America, Inc. |
| 20V742000 30 Nov 2020 | Daimler Trucks North America LLC |
| 20V731000 24 Nov 2020 | Bugatti |
| 20V692000 10 Nov 2020 | Ford Motor Company |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2020