Recall · 20V539000
Daimler Trucks North America recalled 4 models over suspension
103
Vehicles covered
4
Models
8
Model years
September 3, 2020
Filed with NHTSA
SUSPENSION:MULTIPLE AXLE
- The defect
- Daimler Truckers North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2020-2021 Freightliner 114SD, 122SD and Western Star 4700, and 4900 vehicles equipped with certain SL2065 steerable lift axles. The lower rear pivot cap screws may not be long enough to sufficiently engage the locking feature of the corresponding nuts.
- What it can cause
- If the screws are not long enough to engage the corresponding nuts, the hardware may separate from the suspension system, becoming a road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash and/or injury.
- What the dealer does
- DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the lower rear pivot cap screws for the proper length, correcting the hardware as necessary, free of charge. The recall began October 30, 2020. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL-862.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Freightliner114SD | 2020 to 2021 | Not published here |
| Freightliner122SD | 2020 to 2021 | Not published here |
| Western Star4700 | 2020 to 2021 | Not published here |
| Western Star4900 | 2020 to 2021 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 103 vehicles this is a small campaign: 69% of the 19,818 vehicle recalls filed since 1995 whose size NHTSA published are as large or larger. The middle campaign on file covers 472. It covers model years 2020 to 2021, and the defect was reported to NHTSA in 2020, at or before the oldest model year it covers — as current as a recall gets.
Freightliner vehicles have been recalled over the suspension 17 times before this, most recently in July 2020 as 20V426000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 22 other recalls published here, the newest being: 25V760000 (suspension), 23V237000 (visibility), 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 September 3, 2020 as campaign 20V539000. 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 2020-09-03.
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