Recall · 20V529000
Daimler Trucks North America recalled 5 models over tires
10,359
Vehicles covered
5
Models
19
Model years
September 1, 2020
Filed with NHTSA
TIRES
- The defect
- Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recall certain 2018-2019 Freightliner Custom Chass XCL, 2018-2021 Freightliner XCM chassis, XCS Chassis and MC Chassis and 2017-2021 XCR Chassis. The tire valve stem extension for the inner wheel may come in contact with the outer wheel rim opening and become damaged.
- What it can cause
- Extensive damage to the valve stem extension may result in a loss of tire pressure of the inner wheel, increasing the risk of a crash.
- What the dealer does
- DTNA will notify owners and dealer will inspect the inner wheel valve stem stabilizers and adjust as needed, free of charge. If the adjustment does not resolve the issue then the inner valve stem will be replaced, free of charge. The recall began October 29, 2020. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL-861.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| FCCCMC | 2018 to 2021 | Not published here |
| FCCCXCL | 2018 to 2019 | Not published here |
| FCCCXCM | 2018 to 2021 | Not published here |
| FCCCXCR | 2017 to 2021 | Not published here |
| FCCCXCS | 2018 to 2021 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 10,359 vehicles this is a bigger campaign than 80% of the 19,818 vehicle recalls filed since 1995 whose size NHTSA published. The middle campaign on file covers 472. It covers model years 2017 to 2021, so the oldest vehicles on it were 3 model years old when the defect was reported to NHTSA.
FCCC vehicles have been recalled over the tires 2 times before this, most recently in March 2018 as 18V194000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
This site holds the complaint record for 1 of the 19 model years the campaign names. Their owners have filed 6 complaints with NHTSA. 1 of those name the tires, the system this recall is about — a count of complaints, not of this defect.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 6 other recalls published here, the newest being: 21V921000 (tires), 21V018000 (service brakes, hydraulic), 20V807000 (service brakes, hydraulic), 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 September 1, 2020 as campaign 20V529000. 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 2020-09-01.
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