The defect
Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2018 Freightliner Custom Chassis XBP, 2017-2020 XBR, 2017-2022 XBS, 2016-2019 XCL, 2016-2023 XCM, 2017-2021 XCP, 2016-2023 XCR, and 2017-2023 XCS recreational vehicle chassis. The rear mounted Power Distribution Module (PDM) may have internal damage, which could result in the rear marker lights, brake lights, or turn signals not functioning.
The risk
Non-functioning brake lights, rear markers, or turn signals can reduce vehicle visibility to other drivers, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Dealer will install a secondary fused harness, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 18, 2022. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL917. This recall is an expansion of NHTSA recalls 20V-404 and 18V-502. Vehicles previously recalled will need to receive the new remedy repair once it is available.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Fccc XBP | 2018 |
| Fccc XBR | 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 |
| Fccc XBS | 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 |
| Fccc XCL | 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 |
| Fccc XCM | 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 |
| Fccc XCP | 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 |
| Fccc XCR | 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 |
| Fccc XCS | 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 |
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 | 2017 | 0 | 5 |
| Fccc XBR | 2018 | 1 | 5 |
| Fccc XBR | 2019 | 0 | 6 |
| Fccc XBR | 2020 | 0 | 2 |
| Fccc XBS | 2017 | 0 | 5 |
| Fccc XBS | 2018 | 0 | 7 |
| Fccc XBS | 2019 | 0 | 8 |
| Fccc XBS | 2020 | 0 | 3 |
| Fccc XBS | 2021 | 0 | 1 |
| Fccc XBS | 2022 | 0 | 1 |
| 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 XCM | 2020 | 0 | 4 |
| Fccc XCM | 2021 | 2 | 4 |
| Fccc XCM | 2022 | 1 | 4 |
| Fccc XCP | 2017 | 0 | 4 |
| Fccc XCP | 2018 | 0 | 5 |
| Fccc XCP | 2019 | 0 | 6 |
| Fccc XCP | 2020 | 0 | 3 |
| Fccc XCP | 2021 | 0 | 3 |
| Fccc XCR | 2016 | 2 | 10 |
| Fccc XCR | 2017 | 0 | 9 |
| Fccc XCR | 2018 | 0 | 10 |
Other exterior lighting recalls in 2021
51 of the 988 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2021 concerned the exterior lighting; Daimler Trucks North America, LLC filed 166 campaigns in all.
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| 21V887000 16 Nov 2021 | M H EBY |
| 21V867000 8 Nov 2021 | Autocar, LLC |
| 21V863000 5 Nov 2021 | Cottrell, Inc. |
| 21V831000 22 Oct 2021 | BMW of North America, LLC |
| 21V823000 19 Oct 2021 | Sutphen Corporation |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2021