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Recall · 25V603000

Daimler Trucks North America recalled 12 models over steering

343

Vehicles covered

12

Models

23

Model years

September 12, 2025

Filed with NHTSA

STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY

The defect
Daimler Trucks North America, LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2024-2026 Western Star 47X, Freightliner Business Class M2, FCCC MT55G, 2025-2026 Western Star 49X, Freightliner Cascadia, Freightliner 114SD, FCCC MT45G, FCCC S2RV106, 2026 Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner C2, Freightliner eCascadia, FCCC S2C106, and Freightliner 108SD vehicles. The tie rod castle nut and cotter pin may not be installed properly, which can result in a loss of vehicle steering control.
What it can cause
A loss of vehicle steering control increases 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 November 10, 2025. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is D25R2.

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 .

VehicleModel yearsSafety record
FCCCMT45G2025 to 2026Not published here
FCCCMT55G2024 to 2026Not published here
FCCCS2C 1062026Not published here
FCCCS2RV 1062025 to 2026Not published here
Freightliner108SD2026Not published here
Freightliner114SD2025 to 2026Not published here
FreightlinerBusiness Class M22024 to 2026Not published here
FreightlinerCascadia2025 to 2026Not published here
FreightlinerE-Cascadia2026Not published here
Thomas Built BusesSAF-T-Liner C22026Not published here
Western Star47X2024 to 2026Not published here
Western Star49X2025 to 2026Not published here

How this campaign compares

At 343 vehicles this is a small campaign: 53% 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 2024 to 2026, so the oldest vehicles on it were one model year old when the defect was reported to NHTSA.

Freightliner vehicles have been recalled over the steering 60 times before this, most recently in August 2025 as 25V504000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.

The vehicles on this campaign carry 24 other recalls published here, the newest being: 26V523000 (fuel system, diesel), 26V522000 (fuel system, diesel), 26V475000 (exterior lighting), 26V228000 (exterior lighting).

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.

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Filed by Daimler Trucks North America, LLC with NHTSA on September 12, 2025 as campaign 25V603000. Every word of the defect, consequence and remedy above is NHTSA's published record of that filing, not a summary of it.

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