Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SERVICE BRAKES, AIR - SLACK ADJUSTERS - AUTOMATIC | ||||||||||||||||
| 11V249000 | DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA | from 10/16/2010 to 03/09/2011 | V (Vehicle) | 1591 | 07/05/2011 | MFR | DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA | 04/20/2011 | 04/25/2011 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Dtna is recalling certain model year 2011 freightliner cascadia, columbia glider kit, coronado, m2, and western star4900 heavy trucks manufactured from october 16, 2010, through march 9, 2011, equipped with gunite automatic slack adjusters manufactured from october 15, 2010, through january 31, 2011. due to an incomplete knitting of the iron at the time of casting, inadequate structural integrity of the slack adjuster housing can occur, which could cause the housing to break at the handle under normal operating loads. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | If the slack adjuster housing were to break, the wheel brake to which the slack adjuster is attached would no longer function, causing the vehicle to have reduced braking capacity and, if mounted on the steer axle, the vehicle could pull to one side, possibly resulting in a crash. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dtna will notify owners and dealers will replace any affected slack adjusters free of charge. the safety recall began on july 5, 2011. owners may contact dtna at 1-800-547-0712. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Dtna's recall campaign number is fl-605.owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov . | |||||||||||||||
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SERVICE BRAKES, AIR - DRUM | |||||
| FSB-42-67 | 05/01/2012 | 10044781 | Freightliner: on some trucks, whenever brakes are applied, the truck would experience severe shimmy or shaking. models fld conventional, century class conventional, argosy coe, columbia, coronado, business class m2, cascadia, 108sd/114s | 07/27/2012 | |
Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SERVICE BRAKES, AIR - SUPPLY - RESERVOIR | ||||||
| PE12018 | DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA | 06/25/2012 | 09/20/2012 | Air Brake Reservoir Bracket Fracture | 12V405000 | |
| The office of defects investigation (odi) received early warning reporting (ewr) data from the manufacturer that indicated some number of subject vehicles had allegedly experienced a fracture of one or more support brackets resulting in an unsecured air brake reservoir.this could result in a loss of air pressure necessary for proper service brake application and a potential road hazard if the reservoir separates from the vehicle in operation.by letter dated august 15, 2012, daimler trucks north america llc (dtna) has notified odi that it has initiated a safety recall (identified by nthsa recall no. 12v-405 and dtna recall no. fl-631) to address a safety defect in approximately 1,663 model year (my) 2009 through 2012 freightliner 114sd, business class m2, cascadia, coronado, sterling 9500 and western star 4700 trucks manufactured from july 7, 2008 through december 15, 2011, originally equipped with a specific perpendicular oriented air brake reservoir support bracket (p/n 12-22981-000).to date odi is unaware of any bracket failures that resulted in a complete separation of the reservoir from the vehicle.affected owners will be notified by dtna beginning october 15, 2012 and affected vehicles will have the subject air brake reservoir support brackets replaced with a more robust bracket.repairs will be performed by dtna authorized service facilities.copies of dtna's reimbursement plan for pre-notification remedies will be submitted to odi as a supplemental report when available.accordingly, this investigation is closed. | ||||||