Recall · 20V404000
Daimler Trucks North America recalled 8 models over electrical system
16,776
Vehicles covered
8
Models
27
Model years
July 14, 2020
Filed with NHTSA
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- The defect
- Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2018 Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation (FCCC) XBP, 2016-2019 XCM, 2017-2020 XCS, 2018-2019 XBR, 2017-2019 XBS, 2016-2019 XCL, 2017-2020 XCP and 2016-2020 XCR recreation vehicle chassis that received the 'inspection-only' remedy from recall 18V-582. The rear mounted Power Distribution Module (PDM) may have been damaged during manufacturing, possibly resulting in the rear marker lights, brake lights, or turn signals not functioning.
- What it can cause
- Non-functioning exterior marker lights can increase the risk of a crash.
- What the dealer does
- DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will replace the PDM, free of charge. DTNA issued owners an interim notification September 4, 2020. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL-856.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| FCCC XBP | 2018 | Not published here |
| FCCC XBR | 2018 to 2019 | Not published here |
| FCCC XBS | 2017 to 2019 | Not published here |
| FCCC XCL | 2016 to 2019 | Not published here |
| FCCC XCM | 2016 to 2019 | Not published here |
| FCCC XCP | 2017 to 2020 | Not published here |
| FCCC XCR | 2016 to 2020 | Not published here |
| FCCC XCS | 2017 to 2020 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 16,776 vehicles this is a bigger campaign than 83% of the 14,200 vehicle recalls with a published size filed from 1995 up to this one. The middle campaign among them covers 491. It covers model years 2016 to 2020, so the oldest vehicles on it were 4 model years old when the defect was reported to NHTSA.
FCCC vehicles have been recalled over the electrical system 3 times before this, most recently in October 2018 as 18V697000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
This site holds the complaint record for 1 of the 27 model years the campaign names. Their owners have filed 6 complaints with NHTSA. 2 of those name the electrical system, the system this recall is about — a count of complaints, not of this defect.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 5 other recalls published here, the newest being: 21V965000 (fuel system, diesel), 21V921000 (tires), 20V529000 (tires), 20V485000 (electrical system).
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 July 14, 2020 as campaign 20V404000. Every word of the defect, consequence and remedy above is NHTSA's published record of that filing, not a summary of it.
Compiled and maintained by guarledes. Data last checked 2020-07-14.
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