Recall · 24V571000
Daimler Trucks North America recalled 5 models over steering
3,799
Vehicles covered
5
Models
5
Model years
August 1, 2024
Filed with NHTSA
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
- The defect
- Daimler Trucks North America, LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2025 Freightliner 108SD, 114SD, Business Class M2, Cascadia and Western Star 47X vehicles. The tie rod in the front axle may contain ball studs that have been incorrectly heat-treated, which can cause them to break, and result in tie rod failure.
- What it can cause
- Tie rod failure can cause a loss of vehicle steering control and increase the risk of a crash.
- What the dealer does
- Dealers will inspect and replace the tie rod assembly, as necessary free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed September 27, 2024. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 800-745-8000. DTNA's number for this recall is F1007.
- 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 108SD | 2025 | Not published here |
| Freightliner 114SD | 2025 | Not published here |
| Freightliner Business Class M2 | 2025 | Not published here |
| Freightliner Cascadia | 2025 | Not published here |
| Western Star 47X | 2025 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 3,799 vehicles this is a bigger campaign than 72% of the 17,961 vehicle recalls with a published size filed from 1995 up to this one. The middle campaign among them covers 472. It covers one model year, 2025, and the defect was reported to NHTSA in 2024, at or before the oldest model year it covers — as current as a recall gets.
Freightliner vehicles have been recalled over the steering 58 times before this, most recently in July 2024 as 24V509000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 17 other recalls published here, the newest being: 26V660000 (fuel system, diesel), 26V635000 (structure), 26V079000 (electrical system), 26V066000 (steering).
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 August 1, 2024 as campaign 24V571000. 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 2024-08-01.
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