The defect
Daimler Trucks North America, LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2020 Freightliner Cascadia, 2020-2022 Western Star 4700 and 5700, 2022 Western Star 4900, and 2020-2023 Freightliner New Cascadia vehicles. The Gross Axle Weight Rating (GAWR) listed on the Federal Certification Label is incorrect, which can allow the vehicle to be overloaded. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of 49 CFR Part 567, "Certification."
The risk
An overloaded vehicle can increase the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Dealers will be replace the GAWR labels, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 14, 2022. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL-933.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Freightliner Cascadia | 2020 |
| Freightliner NEW Cascadia | 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 |
| Western Star 4700 | 2020, 2021, 2022 |
| Western Star 4900 | 2022 |
| Western Star 5700 | 2020, 2021, 2022 |
Components: EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
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 Cascadia | 2020 | 26 | 21 |
| Freightliner NEW Cascadia | 2020 | 0 | 1 |
| Freightliner NEW Cascadia | 2021 | 0 | 1 |
| Freightliner NEW Cascadia | 2022 | 0 | 1 |
| Freightliner NEW Cascadia | 2023 | 0 | 1 |
| Western Star 4700 | 2020 | 2 | 12 |
| Western Star 4700 | 2021 | 1 | 14 |
| Western Star 4700 | 2022 | 0 | 8 |
| Western Star 4900 | 2022 | 0 | 7 |
| Western Star 5700 | 2020 | 1 | 6 |
| Western Star 5700 | 2021 | 0 | 7 |
| Western Star 5700 | 2022 | 1 | 3 |
Other equipment recalls in 2022
182 of the 933 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2022 concerned the equipment; Daimler Trucks North America, LLC filed 166 campaigns in all.
| 22V949000 22 Dec 2022 | REV Recreation Group |
| 22V951000 22 Dec 2022 | Kibbi, LLC |
| 22V948000 22 Dec 2022 | SHADOW TRAILER, LLC |
| 22V932000 15 Dec 2022 | Airstream, Inc. |
| 22V920000 13 Dec 2022 | Forest River, Inc. |
| 22V917000 12 Dec 2022 | Volvo Bus Corporation |
| 22V901000 7 Dec 2022 | Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| 22V894000 5 Dec 2022 | OLD SCHOOL TRAILERS, LLC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2022