The defect
Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Freightliner Cascadia, Business Class M2, 108SD, 114SD and 122SD and Western Star 4700, 4900 and 5700 vehicles. An internal component within the clutch assembly may fail, which in certain circumstances could allow the vehicle to move unexpectedly.
The risk
Unintended vehicle movement van increase the risk of a crash.
The remedy
DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will update the software and replace the clutches, free of charge. DTNA issued owners an interim notification on December 7, 2020. Owner notification letters were mailed on May 28, 2021. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL-865.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Freightliner 108SD | 2018, 2019 |
| Freightliner 114SD | 2018, 2019 |
| Freightliner 122SD | 2018, 2019 |
| Freightliner Business Class M2 | 2018, 2019 |
| Freightliner Cascadia | 2018, 2019 |
| Western Star 4700 | 2018, 2019 |
| Western Star 4900 | 2018, 2019 |
| Western Star 5700 | 2018, 2019 |
Components: POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freightliner 108SD | 2018 | 0 | 11 |
| Freightliner 108SD | 2019 | 0 | 15 |
| Freightliner 114SD | 2018 | 0 | 13 |
| Freightliner 114SD | 2019 | 0 | 17 |
| Freightliner 122SD | 2018 | 1 | 8 |
| Freightliner 122SD | 2019 | 0 | 8 |
| Freightliner Business Class M2 | 2018 | 0 | 16 |
| Freightliner Business Class M2 | 2019 | 0 | 23 |
| Freightliner Cascadia | 2018 | 11 | 26 |
| Freightliner Cascadia | 2019 | 29 | 29 |
| Western Star 4700 | 2018 | 1 | 12 |
| Western Star 4700 | 2019 | 0 | 14 |
| Western Star 4900 | 2018 | 0 | 16 |
| Western Star 4900 | 2019 | 1 | 15 |
| Western Star 5700 | 2018 | 1 | 11 |
| Western Star 5700 | 2019 | 1 | 14 |
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