The defect
Daimler Trucks North America, LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2021-2022 Freightliner 114SD, 122SD, Business Class M2, Cascadia, 108SD, Western Star 4900, 4700, 5700, Custom Chass RV Chassis, Custom Chass S2 Chassis, Custom Chass XC Chassis, Custom Chass XB Chassis, and Custom Chass MT Chassis. The tie rod clamps may be loose, which could result in loose tie rod ends that could break or detach.
The risk
Detached or broken tie rod ends can result in steering loss, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Dealers will replace the tie rod clamp bolts and nuts, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 23, 2021. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL-888.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Fccc MT Chassis | 2021, 2022 |
| Fccc S2 | 2021, 2022 |
| Fccc S2RV | 2021, 2022 |
| Fccc XB Chassis | 2021, 2022 |
| Fccc XC Chassis | 2021, 2022 |
| Freightliner 108SD | 2021, 2022 |
| Freightliner 114SD | 2021, 2022 |
| Freightliner 122SD | 2021, 2022 |
| Freightliner Business Class M2 | 2021, 2022 |
| Freightliner Cascadia | 2021, 2022 |
| Western Star 4700 | 2021, 2022 |
| Western Star 4900 | 2021, 2022 |
| Western Star 5700 | 2021, 2022 |
Components: STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fccc MT Chassis | 2021 | 0 | 1 |
| Fccc MT Chassis | 2022 | 0 | 1 |
| Fccc S2 | 2021 | 0 | 2 |
| Fccc S2 | 2022 | 0 | 2 |
| Fccc S2RV | 2021 | 1 | 2 |
| Fccc S2RV | 2022 | 1 | 4 |
| Fccc XB Chassis | 2021 | 0 | 1 |
| Fccc XB Chassis | 2022 | 0 | 3 |
| Fccc XC Chassis | 2021 | 0 | 6 |
| Fccc XC Chassis | 2022 | 0 | 5 |
| Freightliner 108SD | 2021 | 0 | 10 |
| Freightliner 108SD | 2022 | 0 | 4 |
| Freightliner 114SD | 2021 | 0 | 14 |
| Freightliner 114SD | 2022 | 2 | 9 |
| Freightliner 122SD | 2021 | 1 | 6 |
| Freightliner 122SD | 2022 | 0 | 3 |
| Freightliner Business Class M2 | 2021 | 2 | 14 |
| Freightliner Business Class M2 | 2022 | 1 | 10 |
| Freightliner Cascadia | 2021 | 16 | 21 |
| Freightliner Cascadia | 2022 | 13 | 19 |
| Western Star 4700 | 2021 | 1 | 14 |
| Western Star 4700 | 2022 | 0 | 8 |
| Western Star 4900 | 2021 | 0 | 9 |
| Western Star 4900 | 2022 | 0 | 7 |
| Western Star 5700 | 2021 | 0 | 7 |
| Western Star 5700 | 2022 | 1 | 3 |
Other steering recalls in 2021
65 of the 988 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2021 concerned the steering; Daimler Trucks North America, LLC filed 166 campaigns in all.
| 21V989000 17 Dec 2021 | Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC |
| 21V968000 14 Dec 2021 | Lion Electric Company |
| 21V954000 9 Dec 2021 | Subaru of America, Inc. |
| 21V946000 8 Dec 2021 | Daimler Trucks North America, LLC |
| 21V920000 23 Nov 2021 | Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing |
| 21V918000 23 Nov 2021 | Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) |
| 21V891000 17 Nov 2021 | Sutphen Corporation |
| 21V885000 16 Nov 2021 | Jayco, Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2021