The defect
Daimler Trucks North America, LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2020-2022 Western Star 4700, 2019-2022 Freightliner 114SD, 2021-2022 Western Star 49X, Freightliner Cascadia P4, 2022 Western Star 47X, 2021 Western Star WF110, 2020 Western Star WJ121, and 2019-2021 FCCC XCP Chassis vehicles. The fuel tubes between the fuel rail and the injectors for cylinders four, five, and six may fatigue and crack, which can result in a high pressure fuel leak.
The risk
A high pressure fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source can increase the risk of a fire.
The remedy
Dealers will replace the fuel tubes, and install vibration isolators, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 28, 2022. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL-915.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Fccc XCP | 2019, 2020, 2021 |
| Freightliner 114SD | 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 |
| Freightliner Cascadia | 2021, 2022 |
| Western Star 4700 | 2020, 2021, 2022 |
| Western Star 47X | 2022 |
| Western Star 49X | 2021, 2022 |
| Western Star WF110 | 2021 |
| Western Star WJ121 | 2020 |
Components: FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL
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 XCP | 2019 | 0 | 6 |
| Fccc XCP | 2020 | 0 | 3 |
| Fccc XCP | 2021 | 0 | 3 |
| Freightliner 114SD | 2019 | 0 | 17 |
| Freightliner 114SD | 2020 | 0 | 12 |
| Freightliner 114SD | 2021 | 0 | 14 |
| Freightliner 114SD | 2022 | 2 | 9 |
| Freightliner Cascadia | 2021 | 16 | 21 |
| Freightliner Cascadia | 2022 | 13 | 19 |
| Western Star 4700 | 2020 | 2 | 12 |
| Western Star 4700 | 2021 | 1 | 14 |
| Western Star 4700 | 2022 | 0 | 8 |
| Western Star 47X | 2022 | 0 | 10 |
| Western Star 49X | 2021 | 0 | 13 |
| Western Star 49X | 2022 | 1 | 17 |
| Western Star WF110 | 2021 | 0 | 1 |
| Western Star WJ121 | 2020 | 0 | 2 |
Other fuel system, diesel recalls in 2021
61 of the 988 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2021 concerned the fuel system, diesel; Daimler Trucks North America, LLC filed 166 campaigns in all.
| 21V995000 20 Dec 2021 | Van Hool N.V. |
| 21V996000 20 Dec 2021 | Crane Carrier Company |
| 21V981000 16 Dec 2021 | Terex Advance Mixer, Inc. |
| 21V971000 15 Dec 2021 | Motor Coach Industries |
| 21V969000 14 Dec 2021 | Shyft Group |
| 21V962000 13 Dec 2021 | Sutphen Corporation |
| 21V964000 13 Dec 2021 | Seagrave Fire Apparatus, LLC |
| 21V967000 13 Dec 2021 | Spartan Fire, LLC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2021