The defect
Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2018 Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation (FCCC) XBP, 2016-2019 XCM, 2017-2020 XCS, 2018-2019 XBR, 2017-2019 XBS, 2016-2019 XCL, 2017-2020 XCP and 2016-2020 XCR recreation vehicle chassis that received the 'inspection-only' remedy from recall 18V-582. The rear mounted Power Distribution Module (PDM) may have been damaged during manufacturing, possibly resulting in the rear marker lights, brake lights, or turn signals not functioning.
The risk
Non-functioning exterior marker lights can increase the risk of a crash.
The remedy
DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will replace the PDM, free of charge. DTNA issued owners an interim notification September 4, 2020. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL-856.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Fccc XBP | 2018 |
| Fccc XBR | 2018, 2019 |
| Fccc XBS | 2017, 2018, 2019 |
| Fccc XCL | 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 |
| Fccc XCM | 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 |
| Fccc XCP | 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 |
| Fccc XCR | 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 |
| Fccc XCS | 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 |
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
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 XBP | 2018 | 0 | 2 |
| 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 | 2016 | 0 | 9 |
| Fccc XCL | 2017 | 0 | 9 |
| Fccc XCL | 2018 | 0 | 10 |
| Fccc XCL | 2019 | 0 | 11 |
| Fccc XCM | 2016 | 0 | 9 |
| 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 XCP | 2020 | 0 | 3 |
| Fccc XCR | 2016 | 2 | 10 |
| Fccc XCR | 2017 | 0 | 9 |
| Fccc XCR | 2018 | 0 | 10 |
| Fccc XCR | 2019 | 0 | 11 |
| Fccc XCR | 2020 | 1 | 5 |
| Fccc XCS | 2017 | 0 | 6 |
| Fccc XCS | 2018 | 0 | 9 |
| Fccc XCS | 2019 | 0 | 11 |
| Fccc XCS | 2020 | 0 | 5 |
Other exterior lighting recalls in 2020
37 of the 782 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2020 concerned the exterior lighting; Daimler Trucks North America LLC filed 213 campaigns in all.
| 20V814000 28 Dec 2020 | Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA |
| 20V775000 11 Dec 2020 | Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC |
| 20V737000 25 Nov 2020 | Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| 20V704000 13 Nov 2020 | Zero Motorcycles Inc. |
| 20V698000 12 Nov 2020 | Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing |
| 20V609000 30 Sept 2020 | Tesla, Inc. |
| 20V612000 30 Sept 2020 | Suzuki Motor of America, Inc. |
| 20V584000 24 Sept 2020 | Navistar, Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2020