Recall · 24V668000
Daimler Trucks North America recalled 7 models over forward collision avoidance
16,890
Vehicles covered
7
Models
26
Model years
September 10, 2024
Filed with NHTSA
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
- The defect
- Daimler Trucks North America, LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2024-2025 Freightliner 108SD, 2022-2025 Freightliner 114SD, Freightliner Business Class M2, 2025 Freightliner eM2, 2020-2025 Western Star 49X, 2021-2025 Western Star 47X, and 2022-2025 Western Star 57X vehicles that may be upfitted with a body lighting interface controller and replacement brake lights. The brake lights may not illuminate when the brakes are automatically applied during an active brake assist (ABA) event.
- What it can cause
- Brake lights that fail to illuminate can fail to indicate to other drivers that the vehicle is slowing down, increasing the risk of a crash.
- What the dealer does
- Dealers will update the ABA software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed October 24, 2024. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 800-745-8000. DTNA's number for this recall is F1009.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Freightliner108SD | 2024 to 2025 | Not published here |
| Freightliner114SD | 2022 to 2025 | Not published here |
| FreightlinerBusiness Class M2 | 2022 to 2025 | Not published here |
| FreightlinerEM2 | 2025 | Not published here |
| Western Star47X | 2021 to 2025 | Not published here |
| Western Star49X | 2020 to 2025 | Not published here |
| Western Star57X | 2022 to 2025 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 16,890 vehicles this is a bigger campaign than 83% of the 19,818 vehicle recalls filed since 1995 whose size NHTSA published. The middle campaign on file covers 472. It covers model years 2020 to 2025, so the oldest vehicles on it were 4 model years old when the defect was reported to NHTSA.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 43 other recalls published here, the newest being: 26V583000 (service brakes, air), 26V079000 (electrical system), 26V066000 (steering), 25V760000 (suspension).
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 10, 2024 as campaign 24V668000. 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 2024-09-10.
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