The defect
Daimler Trucks North America, LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2023-2024 Freightliner eCascadia vehicles. The service brake system may incorrectly calculate the vehicle mass, which can impair the electronic stability control system performance. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 136, "Electronic Stability Control Systems on Heavy Vehicles."
The risk
An impaired electronic stability control program may have a delayed response or insufficient braking force when activated, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Dealers will update the ABS controller software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 23, 2023. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL978.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Freightliner E-Cascadia | 2023, 2024 |
Components: ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC):CONTROL MODULE:SOFTWARE
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 E-Cascadia | 2023 | 0 | 3 |
| Freightliner E-Cascadia | 2024 | 0 | 3 |
Other electronic stability control (esc) recalls in 2023
10 of the 894 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2023 concerned the electronic stability control (esc); Daimler Trucks North America, LLC filed 166 campaigns in all.
| 23V807000 1 Dec 2023 | Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC |
| 23V801000 28 Nov 2023 | Ford Motor Company |
| 23V691000 13 Oct 2023 | Mack Trucks, Inc. |
| 23V689000 13 Oct 2023 | Volvo Trucks North America |
| 23V461000 30 Jun 2023 | Mobility Ventures LLC |
| 23V360000 19 May 2023 | Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC |
| 23V299000 26 Apr 2023 | Daimler Trucks North America, LLC |
| 23V073000 10 Feb 2023 | Daimler Trucks North America, LLC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2023