The defect
Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recall certain 2018-2019 Freightliner Custom Chass XCL, 2018-2021 Freightliner XCM chassis, XCS Chassis and MC Chassis and 2017-2021 XCR Chassis. The tire valve stem extension for the inner wheel may come in contact with the outer wheel rim opening and become damaged.
The risk
Extensive damage to the valve stem extension may result in a loss of tire pressure of the inner wheel, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
DTNA will notify owners and dealer will inspect the inner wheel valve stem stabilizers and adjust as needed, free of charge. If the adjustment does not resolve the issue then the inner valve stem will be replaced, free of charge. The recall began October 29, 2020. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL-861.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Fccc MC | 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 |
| Fccc XCL | 2018, 2019 |
| Fccc XCM | 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 |
| Fccc XCR | 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 |
| Fccc XCS | 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 |
Components: TIRES:VALVE | TIRES
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 MC | 2018 | 0 | 3 |
| Fccc MC | 2019 | 0 | 3 |
| Fccc MC | 2020 | 0 | 2 |
| Fccc MC | 2021 | 0 | 3 |
| Fccc XCL | 2018 | 0 | 10 |
| Fccc XCL | 2019 | 0 | 11 |
| Fccc XCM | 2018 | 6 | 10 |
| Fccc XCM | 2019 | 0 | 11 |
| Fccc XCM | 2020 | 0 | 4 |
| Fccc XCM | 2021 | 2 | 4 |
| Fccc XCR | 2017 | 0 | 9 |
| Fccc XCR | 2018 | 0 | 10 |
| Fccc XCR | 2019 | 0 | 11 |
| Fccc XCR | 2020 | 1 | 5 |
| Fccc XCR | 2021 | 0 | 4 |
| Fccc XCS | 2018 | 0 | 9 |
| Fccc XCS | 2019 | 0 | 11 |
| Fccc XCS | 2020 | 0 | 5 |
| Fccc XCS | 2021 | 0 | 4 |
Other tires recalls in 2020
17 of the 782 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2020 concerned the tires; Daimler Trucks North America LLC filed 213 campaigns in all.
| 20V725000 20 Nov 2020 | Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) |
| 20V702000 13 Nov 2020 | Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| 20V685000 5 Nov 2020 | Nissan North America, Inc. |
| 20V684000 5 Nov 2020 | General Motors LLC |
| 20V606000 2 Oct 2020 | Keystone RV Company |
| 20V577000 23 Sept 2020 | Airstream, Inc. |
| 20V566000 18 Sept 2020 | Newmar Corporation |
| 20V562000 17 Sept 2020 | Forest River, Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2020