The defect
Daimler Trucks North America, LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2017-2023 Freightliner Cascadia, 2020-2022 Freightliner Business Class M2, and 2022 Freightliner 114SD, and 2020-2023 Western Star 49X, 2021-2023 Western Star 47X, and 2021-2022 Western Star 57X vehicles. The brake modulator valves on the front axle may corrode and cause the vehicle to pull to the affected side during an Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) braking event.
The risk
Brakes that pull to one side during an ACC braking event may cause a sudden change in vehicle direction, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Dealers will inspect and replace the front brake modulator valves, as necessary. Some vehicles will have a software update which will alert driver when a replacement is required. All repairs will be performed free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed beginning October 16, 2023. DTNA's number for this recall is FL-958. This recall expands and replaces previous recall 20V-390. All vehicles previously repaired under recall 20V-390 will need to have the new remedy performed.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Freightliner 114SD | 2022 |
| Freightliner Business Class M2 | 2020, 2021, 2022 |
| Freightliner Cascadia | 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 |
| Western Star 47X | 2021, 2022, 2023 |
| Western Star 49X | 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 |
| Western Star 57X | 2021, 2022 |
Components: FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL | SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:MODULATOR
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 114SD | 2022 | 2 | 9 |
| Freightliner Business Class M2 | 2020 | 8 | 12 |
| Freightliner Business Class M2 | 2021 | 2 | 14 |
| Freightliner Business Class M2 | 2022 | 1 | 10 |
| Freightliner Cascadia | 2017 | 9 | 20 |
| Freightliner Cascadia | 2018 | 11 | 26 |
| Freightliner Cascadia | 2019 | 29 | 29 |
| Freightliner Cascadia | 2020 | 26 | 21 |
| Freightliner Cascadia | 2021 | 16 | 21 |
| Freightliner Cascadia | 2022 | 13 | 19 |
| Freightliner Cascadia | 2023 | 12 | 7 |
| Western Star 47X | 2021 | 0 | 9 |
| Western Star 47X | 2022 | 0 | 10 |
| Western Star 47X | 2023 | 1 | 12 |
| Western Star 49X | 2020 | 0 | 10 |
| Western Star 49X | 2021 | 0 | 13 |
| Western Star 49X | 2022 | 1 | 17 |
| Western Star 49X | 2023 | 0 | 14 |
| Western Star 57X | 2021 | 0 | 2 |
| Western Star 57X | 2022 | 0 | 3 |
Other service brakes, air recalls in 2022
15 of the 933 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2022 concerned the service brakes, air; Daimler Trucks North America, LLC filed 166 campaigns in all.
| 22V905000 8 Dec 2022 | Hyundai Translead |
| 22V896000 6 Dec 2022 | Volvo Trucks North America |
| 22V891000 2 Dec 2022 | Entegra Coach |
| 22V785000 19 Oct 2022 | Shyft Group |
| 22V734000 30 Sept 2022 | Great Dane Trailers |
| 22V456000 24 Jun 2022 | Daimler Trucks North America, LLC |
| 22V374000 25 May 2022 | Daimler Trucks North America, LLC |
| 22V299000 4 May 2022 | Daimler Trucks North America, LLC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2022