Recall · 20V176000
Daimler Trucks North America recalled 2 models over power train
1,532
Vehicles covered
2
Models
4
Model years
March 23, 2020
Filed with NHTSA
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
- The defect
- Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2019-2020 Freightliner Business Class M2 and Freightliner 108SD vehicles equipped with Meritor MX 120 EVO Front Drive Steer axles. The axles may have insufficient lubrication, which may result in damage to the wheel end bearings.
- What it can cause
- If the bearings are damaged, the wheel may separate and cause a sudden loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of crash.
- What the dealer does
- DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and replace the wheel end components, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began May 12, 2020. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL-846.
- NHTSA's note
- Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
The repair is free, whatever the age or mileage of the vehicle, and whether or not you are the original owner.
Which vehicles
A recall reaches a range of VINs inside these model years, not every car built in them. Yours may not be covered even if it is listed here, and the only way to find out is NHTSA's own VIN lookup .
| Vehicle | Model years | Safety record |
|---|---|---|
| Freightliner108SD | 2019 to 2020 | Not published here |
| FreightlinerBusiness Class M2 | 2019 to 2020 | 2020 |
How this campaign compares
At 1,532 vehicles this is a bigger campaign than 63% of the 19,818 vehicle recalls filed since 1995 whose size NHTSA published. The middle campaign on file covers 472. It covers model years 2019 to 2020, so the oldest vehicles on it were one model year old when the defect was reported to NHTSA.
Freightliner vehicles have been recalled over the power train 23 times before this, most recently in June 2019 as 19V443000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
This site holds the complaint record for 1 of the 4 model years the campaign names. Their owners have filed 8 complaints with NHTSA.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 17 other recalls published here, the newest being: 25V760000 (suspension), 24V924000 (engine and engine cooling), 23V105000 (steering), 22V919000 (wheels).
Check your own car
A VIN check is the only answer for a specific vehicle, and it also shows every other open recall on it, which is usually the reason it is worth doing rather than reading one campaign.
Filed by Daimler Trucks North America LLC with NHTSA on March 23, 2020 as campaign 20V176000. Every word of the defect, consequence and remedy above is NHTSA's published record of that filing, not a summary of it.
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