Freightliner M2 2011
Model M2 made in 2011 by Freightliner got 2 investigations as well as 10 recalls. The car had some investigations: service brakes, air and trailer hitches. There were some recalls concerningelectronic stability control and engine and engine cooling.
Model 2011
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 | |||||
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| ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL | ||||||||||||||||
| 11V465000 | DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA | from 09/15/2005 to 09/01/2011 | V (Vehicle) | 4444 | 03/28/2012 | MFR | DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA | 09/08/2011 | 09/08/2011 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Daimler trucks is recalling certain model year 2006-2012 freightliner business class m2, cascadia, century, columbia, coronado and sterling a-line vehicles built with meritor wabco electronic stability control (esc) system manufactured from september 15, 2005 through september 1, 2011. under certain road and driving conditions, vehicle body roll and road inclination characteristics may adversely affect the slip angle calculation of the electronic stability control (esc) system. this might cause the esc to perceive an over steering situation and therefore apply the outer wheel brake on the front axle until the vehicle is perceived to be stable. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | If the driver is slow to react during this esc intervention, the vehicle may deviate from the intended line of travel increasing the risk of a crash. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Daimler trucks will notify owners, and dealers will replace the esc module with the appropriate software version as necessary, free of charge. an interim owner notification will be mailed on or about november 21, 2011. the date for availability of the final remedy is subject to validation testing and parts availability. the safety recall began on march 28, 2012. owners may contact daimler trucks toll-free at 1-800-547-0712. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Daimler safety recall number is fl-612.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 . | |||||||||||||||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | ||||||||||||||||
| 11V146000 | DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA | from 03/20/2006 | V (Vehicle) | 1978 | 12/02/2011 | MFR | DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA | 03/03/2011 | 03/04/2011 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Daimler trucks (dtna) is recalling certain model year 2006 through 2011 freightliner, cascadia, century, columbia fld, and m2, sterling 9500, and western star 4900 heavy trucks manufactured from march 20, 2006, through june 30, 2010, equipped with specific mbe4000 epa07 model engines. the intake air grid heater may short circuit and fail due to excessive internal temperatures. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | A short circuited grid heater could result in a vehicle fire and injury to vehicle occupants. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dtna will notify owners of the recall during march 2011. another notification will be issued once the remedy is released. dtna expects the remedy to be available by december 1, 2011. repairs will be performed by dtna dealers free of charge. owners may contact dtna toll-free at 1-800-547-0712. this recall is asscociated with a previous recall, campaign number 10v-341. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Daimler trucks' recall campaign number is 10c-5.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 . | |||||||||||||||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | ||||||||||||||||
| 11V455000 | DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA | from 06/23/2004 to 03/15/2011 | V (Vehicle) | 43 | MFR | DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA | 08/31/2011 | 09/06/2011 | ||||||||
| Defect Summary | Daimler trucks north america is recalling certain model year 2005 through 2012 freightliner m2, sterling acterra, 7500 & 8500, and thomas built hdx vehicles manufactured from june 23, 2004, through march 15, 2011, equipped with specific mbe900 epa04 and epa07 model engines. the intake air grid heater may short circuit and fail due to excessive internal temperatures. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | A short circuited grid heater could result in a vehicle fire and injury to vehicle occupants. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Daimler trucks will notify owners, and dealers will repair the vehicles free of charge. repairs will be performed by detroit diesel corporation authorized repair facilities. the safety recall is expected to begin during september 2011. owners may contact daimler trucks toll-free at 1-800-547-0712. this recall is an expansion of a previous recall, campaign number 10v-341. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Daimler trucks' recall campaign number is 10c-5.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 . | |||||||||||||||
| EQUIPMENT - OTHER - LABELS | ||||||||||||||||
| 10V551000 | DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA | from 08/09/2010 to 10/27/2010 | V (Vehicle) | 7466 | MFR | DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA | 11/04/2010 | 11/09/2010 | 571 | 120 | ||||||
| Defect Summary | Daimler trucks is recalling certain model year 2011 freightliner coronado, columbia, fld military, business class m2, cascadia, century, and western star 4900 trucks manufactured from august 9, 2010, through october 27, 2010 for failing to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 120, tire selection and rims for motor vehicles other than passenger cars. these vehicles were equipped with labels missing recommended cold tire inflation pressures. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | Failure to follow proper tire inflation recommendations can result in tire failure, increasing the risk of a crash. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Labels with missing information will be replaced with corrected labels. this service will be performed free of charge. the safety recall is expected to begin on or before january 15, 2011. owners may contact daimler trucks at 1-800-547-0712. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Daimler trucks safety recall no. fl-584.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 . | |||||||||||||||
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - HEADLIGHTS | ||||||||||||||||
| 10V360000 | DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA | from 04/12/2010 to 07/16/2010 | V (Vehicle) | 16 | 10/03/2011 | MFR | DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA | 08/02/2010 | 08/04/2010 | 571 | 108 | |||||
| Defect Summary | Daimler trucks is recalling certain model year 2011 business class m2 106v trucks manufactured from april 12, 2010 through july 16, 2010, for failing to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 108, 'lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment. these trucks may have headlights which measure greater than 54 from the road surface. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | Improper height of headlights may not fully illuminate road surface or may inhibit the ability of motorist to see vehicles increasing the risk of a crash. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Daimler trucks submitted supplemental defect information to amend the expected owner notification date for this recall. the tryout of the new parts required for this repair was recently conducted and the assembly was deemed unacceptable. the safety recall began on october 3, 2011. owners may contact daimler trucks at 1-800-547-0712. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Daimler trucks safety recall no. fl-583.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 . | |||||||||||||||
| FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER | ||||||||||||||||
| 10V189000 | DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA | from 01/01/2007 to 04/05/2010 | V (Vehicle) | 36995 | MFR | DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA | 05/07/2010 | 05/07/2010 | ||||||||
| Defect Summary | Daimler trucks is recalling certain model year 2008 through 2011 freightliner columbia, cascadia, coronado, century, m2, sterling 9500, and western star 4900 vehicles equipped with dd 13 and dd15/dd16 engines and manufactured from january 1, 2007 through april 5, 2010. should the fuel filter become restricted, the low pressure fuel flange may develop a crack resulting in a fuel leak. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | Fuel leaking onto the roadway may result in vehicle crash. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | The low pressure fuel flange will be replaced with a more robust component. this service will be performed free of charge. the safety recall is expected to begin on or before june 30, 2010. owners may contact daimler trucks at 1-800-547-0712. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Daimler trucks recall no. fl-578.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 . | |||||||||||||||
| FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER - DELIVERY - FUEL PUMP | ||||||||||||||||
| 11V287000 | DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA | from 02/19/2009 to 07/09/2010 | V (Vehicle) | 268 | 05/18/2011 | MFR | DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA | 05/18/2011 | 05/18/2011 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Daimler trucks is recalling certain model year 2009 through 2011 freightliner cascadia, century, columbia, coronado, m2, and western star 4900 heavy trucks manufactured from february 19, 2009, through july 9, 2010, equipped with specific dd13 and dd15 engines assembled with a bosch high pressure fuel pump element which may develop a crack due to hydrogen induced stress corrosion. the crack may result in a diesel fuel leak. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | If a diesel fuel leak continues undetected, fuel may spill onto the roadway increasing the risk of a crash. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Daimler trucks will notify owners, and dealers will repair the vehicles, free of charge. this recall is an expansion of a previous recall (see recall campaign 10v-339). owners will be notified during may 2011. owners may contact daimler trucks toll-free at 1-800-547-0712. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Daimler trucks' recall campaign number is 10c-4.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 . | |||||||||||||||
| 10V339000 | DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA | from 02/19/2009 to 07/09/2010 | V (Vehicle) | 13410 | 04/01/2011 | MFR | DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA | 07/27/2010 | 07/27/2010 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Daimler trucks is recalling certain model year 2009 through 2011 freightliner cascadia, century, columbia, coronado, m2, and western star 4900 heavy trucks manufactured from february 19, 2009 through july 9, 2010, equipped with specific dd13 and dd15 engines assembled with a bosch high pressure fuel pump element which may develop a crack due to hydrogen induced stress corrosion. over time the barrel of the bosch high pressure fuel pump element used on specific dd13/dd15 engines may develop a crack due to hydrogen induced stress corrosion resulting in a diesel fuel leak. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | If a diesel fuel leak continues undetected, fuel may spill onto the roadway potentially resulting in a crash. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Daimler trucks will notify owners and dealers will repair the vehicles free of charge. the safety recall is expected to begin on or about march 28, 2011. owners may contact daimler trucks toll-free at 1-800-547-0712. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Daimler trucks' recall campaign number is 10c-4.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 . | |||||||||||||||
| POWER TRAIN - DRIVELINE | ||||||||||||||||
| 11V257000 | DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA | from 01/11/2011 to 02/21/2011 | V (Vehicle) | 347 | 06/27/2011 | MFR | DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA | 04/26/2011 | 04/28/2011 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Daimler trucks is recalling certain model year 2011-2012 freightliner cascadia, m2, and western star 4900 vehicles, manufactured from january 11, 2011, through february 21, 2011, and equipped with a meritor driveline. the tubing used to assemble the affected drivelines has a nonconforming seam weld with insufficient bonding of the material. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | A tube seam weld that is not properly bonded can result in the driveline assembly fracturing along the length of the tube seam weld. the fractured tube can twist or sever. this could result in additional damage to the driveline, the vehicle to which it is attached and any additional nearby components. this may increase the risk of a crash. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will replace the drivelines free of charge. the safety recall began on june 27, 2011. owners may contact daimler trucks at 1-800-547-0712. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Daimler safety recall no. fl-606.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 . | |||||||||||||||
| 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 . | |||||||||||||||
Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
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| SERVICE BRAKES, AIR - SUPPLY - RESERVOIR | ||||||
| PE12018 | FREIGHTLINER LLC | 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. | ||||||
| TRAILER HITCHES - FIFTH WHEEL ASSEMBLY | ||||||
| PE11012 | DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA | 04/15/2011 | 06/27/2011 | Fontaine Ultra LT 5th Wheel False Latch | 11V289000 | |
| Dtna submitted a 573 recall notice (11v-289) prior to the ir response date and therefore was granted permission to forgo submission of the ir response.freightliner reported that fontaine's tsb issued in march had resulted in the remedy of 55 percent of all subject vehicles with an additional 33% scheduled by the time of their 573 submission.freightliner will issue another notification 1 july if 100% of the subject population is not remedied by that time.odi is aware that the ultra lt 5th wheel was also installed on several other oem's vehicles.odi will work with fontaine and the manufacturers to ensure that the remaining vehicles are identified and remedied. | ||||||