The defect
Daimler Trucks North America, LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2020-2023 Freightliner 114SD, 2023 Freightliner 122SD, 2020 Western Star 4700, 2019-2022 Western Star 4900, 2019-2023 Freightliner Business Class M2, and 2021 Freightliner Cascadia vehicles. The vehicles are equipped with tires that are not compatible with their 8.25-inch rims. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 120, "Wheels and Rims-Other Than Passenger Cars."
The risk
Driving with tires that are not compatible with their rims can reduce tire performance, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Dealers will replace the tires, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 2, 2023. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL-962.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Freightliner 114SD | 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 |
| Freightliner 122SD | 2023 |
| Freightliner Business Class M2 | 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 |
| Freightliner Cascadia | 2021 |
| Western Star 4700 | 2020 |
| Western Star 4900 | 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 |
Components: WHEELS:RIM | TIRES
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 | 2020 | 0 | 12 |
| Freightliner 114SD | 2021 | 0 | 14 |
| Freightliner 114SD | 2022 | 2 | 9 |
| Freightliner 114SD | 2023 | 1 | 7 |
| Freightliner 122SD | 2023 | 0 | 2 |
| Freightliner Business Class M2 | 2019 | 0 | 23 |
| Freightliner Business Class M2 | 2020 | 8 | 12 |
| Freightliner Business Class M2 | 2021 | 2 | 14 |
| Freightliner Business Class M2 | 2022 | 1 | 10 |
| Freightliner Business Class M2 | 2023 | 1 | 8 |
| Freightliner Cascadia | 2021 | 16 | 21 |
| Western Star 4700 | 2020 | 2 | 12 |
| Western Star 4900 | 2019 | 1 | 15 |
| Western Star 4900 | 2020 | 1 | 7 |
| Western Star 4900 | 2021 | 0 | 9 |
| Western Star 4900 | 2022 | 0 | 7 |
Other tires recalls in 2022
24 of the 933 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2022 concerned the tires; Daimler Trucks North America, LLC filed 166 campaigns in all.
| 22V950000 22 Dec 2022 | Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) |
| 22V815000 31 Oct 2022 | Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| 22V808000 27 Oct 2022 | Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) |
| 22V588000 5 Aug 2022 | KTM North America, Inc. |
| 22V534000 22 Jul 2022 | Monroe Towmaster,LLC |
| 22V532000 22 Jul 2022 | Daimler Trucks North America, LLC |
| 22V509000 19 Jul 2022 | Kia Motors America |
| 22V504000 14 Jul 2022 | Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2022