The defect
Daimler Trucks North America, LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2024-2025 Freightliner 108SD, 2022-2025 Freightliner 114SD, Freightliner Business Class M2, 2025 Freightliner eM2, 2020-2025 Western Star 49X, 2021-2025 Western Star 47X, and 2022-2025 Western Star 57X vehicles that may be upfitted with a body lighting interface controller and replacement brake lights. The brake lights may not illuminate when the brakes are automatically applied during an active brake assist (ABA) event.
The risk
Brake lights that fail to illuminate can fail to indicate to other drivers that the vehicle is slowing down, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Dealers will update the ABA software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed October 24, 2024. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 800-745-8000. DTNA's number for this recall is F1009.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Freightliner 108SD | 2024, 2025 |
| Freightliner 114SD | 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 |
| Freightliner Business Class M2 | 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 |
| Freightliner EM2 | 2025 |
| Western Star 47X | 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 |
| Western Star 49X | 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 |
| Western Star 57X | 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 |
Components: FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
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 108SD | 2024 | 0 | 2 |
| Freightliner 108SD | 2025 | 0 | 6 |
| Freightliner 114SD | 2022 | 2 | 9 |
| Freightliner 114SD | 2023 | 1 | 7 |
| Freightliner 114SD | 2024 | 0 | 3 |
| Freightliner 114SD | 2025 | 0 | 9 |
| Freightliner Business Class M2 | 2022 | 1 | 10 |
| Freightliner Business Class M2 | 2023 | 1 | 8 |
| Freightliner Business Class M2 | 2024 | 0 | 8 |
| Freightliner Business Class M2 | 2025 | 1 | 13 |
| Freightliner EM2 | 2025 | 0 | 2 |
| Western Star 47X | 2021 | 0 | 9 |
| Western Star 47X | 2022 | 0 | 10 |
| Western Star 47X | 2023 | 1 | 12 |
| Western Star 47X | 2024 | 0 | 5 |
| Western Star 47X | 2025 | 2 | 11 |
| 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 49X | 2024 | 0 | 6 |
| Western Star 49X | 2025 | 0 | 13 |
| Western Star 57X | 2022 | 0 | 3 |
| Western Star 57X | 2023 | 0 | 2 |
| Western Star 57X | 2024 | 0 | 1 |
| Western Star 57X | 2025 | 0 | 3 |
Other forward collision avoidance recalls in 2024
11 of the 950 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2024 concerned the forward collision avoidance; Daimler Trucks North America, LLC filed 166 campaigns in all.
| 24V937000 18 Dec 2024 | General Motors, LLC |
| 24V925000 12 Dec 2024 | General Motors, LLC |
| 24V677000 12 Sept 2024 | Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC |
| 24V678000 12 Sept 2024 | Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC |
| 24V440000 14 Jun 2024 | Ford Motor Company |
| 24V349000 16 May 2024 | Mazda North American Operations |
| 24V309000 1 May 2024 | Jayco, Inc. |
| 24V157000 28 Feb 2024 | Isuzu Motors Limited |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2024