Recall · 20V214000
Daimler Trucks North America recalled 12 models over exterior lighting
63,175
Vehicles covered
12
Models
86
Model years
April 14, 2020
Filed with NHTSA
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
- The defect
- Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2006-2020 Freightliner Columbia, 2006-2021 Freightliner Business Class M2, 2007-2020 Freightliner Coronado, 2014-2021 Freightliner 122 SD, 2007 Sterling A 9500, 2006 Freightliner Argosy, 2006-2007 Sterling AT9500, 2008-2021 Freightliner Cascadia, 2006-2008 Freightliner Classic, 2006-2011 Freightliner Century Class, 2006-2010 Freightliner FLD, and 2017 Western Star 5700 vehicles. The rear reflective tape may be partially covered by the mudflap hanger bracket, which may reduce the vehicle's visibility to other drivers on the road. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."
- What it can cause
- The vehicle's rearward visibility may be reduced, increasing the risk of a crash.
- What the dealer does
- DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and reposition the reflective tape to ensure that it is completely visible, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began May 29, 2020. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL848.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Freightliner 122SD | 2014 to 2021 | Not published here |
| Freightliner Argosy | 2006 | Not published here |
| Freightliner Business Class M2 | 2006 to 2021 | 2020 |
| Freightliner Cascadia | 2008 to 2021 | 20102011201220142015201620172018201920202021 |
| Freightliner Century Class | 2006 to 2011 | Not published here |
| Freightliner Classic XL | 2006 to 2008 | Not published here |
| Freightliner Columbia | 2006 to 2020 | Not published here |
| Freightliner Coronado | 2007 to 2020 | Not published here |
| Freightliner FLD | 2006 to 2010 | Not published here |
| Sterling 9500 | 2007 | Not published here |
| Sterling AT9500 | 2006 to 2007 | Not published here |
| Western Star 5700 | 2017 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 63,175 vehicles this is a bigger campaign than 90% of the 14,016 vehicle recalls with a published size filed from 1995 up to this one. The middle campaign among them covers 495. It covers model years 2006 to 2021, so the oldest vehicles on it were 14 model years old when the defect was reported to NHTSA.
Freightliner vehicles have been recalled over the exterior lighting 19 times before this, most recently in August 2019 as 19V591000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
This site holds the complaint record for 18 of the 86 model years the campaign names. Their owners have filed 248 complaints with NHTSA, 151 of them before this campaign was filed. 13 of those name the exterior lighting, the system this recall is about — a count of complaints, not of this defect. The earliest of them reached NHTSA in December 2005, 14 years before this filing.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 40 other recalls published here, the newest being: 26V583000 (service brakes, air), 25V760000 (suspension), 24V924000 (engine and engine cooling), 23V299000 (electronic stability control (esc)).
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 April 14, 2020 as campaign 20V214000. 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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