The defect
Daimler Trucks North America, LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2015-2020 Freightliner Business Class M2 emergency vehicles equipped with certain Cummins diesel engines. The engine protection and inducement software may cause the engine to shut down unexpectedly.
The risk
An unexpected engine shutdown can delay emergency responders and increase the risk of injury.
The remedy
Cummins will update the electronic control module software and install a corrected data plate, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed February 5, 2025. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is F1012.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Freightliner Business Class M2 | 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 |
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECU/ECM):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 Business Class M2 | 2015 | 4 | 14 |
| Freightliner Business Class M2 | 2016 | 1 | 16 |
| Freightliner Business Class M2 | 2017 | 1 | 15 |
| Freightliner Business Class M2 | 2018 | 0 | 16 |
| Freightliner Business Class M2 | 2019 | 0 | 23 |
| Freightliner Business Class M2 | 2020 | 8 | 12 |
Other engine and engine cooling recalls in 2024
27 of the 950 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2024 concerned the engine and engine cooling; Daimler Trucks North America, LLC filed 166 campaigns in all.
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NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2024