The defect
Daimler Trucks North America, LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2024-2025 Western Star 49X and 2025 Freightliner Cascadia vehicles. The Electronic Stability Control (ESC) software has incorrect axle spacing parameters. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 136, "Electronic Stability Control Systems on Heavy Vehicles."
The risk
Incorrect parameters can decrease vehicle stability or braking performance, increasing the risk of crash.
The remedy
Dealers will update the ESC software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 22, 2024. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL993.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Freightliner Cascadia | 2025 |
| Western Star 49X | 2024, 2025 |
Components: ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
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 | 2025 | 2 | 8 |
| Western Star 49X | 2024 | 0 | 6 |
| Western Star 49X | 2025 | 0 | 13 |
Other electronic stability control (esc) recalls in 2024
7 of the 950 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2024 concerned the electronic stability control (esc); Daimler Trucks North America, LLC filed 166 campaigns in all.
| 24V794000 24 Oct 2024 | Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) |
| 24V739000 2 Oct 2024 | BMW of North America, LLC |
| 24V697000 18 Sept 2024 | BMW of North America, LLC |
| 24V653000 5 Sept 2024 | Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) |
| 24V316000 6 May 2024 | Daimler Vans USA, LLC |
| 24V290000 25 Apr 2024 | Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2024