The defect
Excellance, Inc (Excellance) is recalling certain 2022 Freightliner M2 emergency vehicles. An additional resistor was incorrectly installed on the printed circuit board, which can disrupt CAN network communication and cause vehicle lighting to fail.
The risk
Inoperative vehicle lighting can reduce visibility and increase the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Dealers will replace the modules, free of charge. Owners may contact Excellance's customer service at 1-800-882-9799.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Excellance Freightliner M2 | 2022 |
Components: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Excellance Freightliner M2 | 2022 | 0 | 1 |
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115 of the 933 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2022 concerned the electrical system; Excellance, Inc filed 3 campaigns in all.
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NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2022