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NHTSA Campaign 10V178000

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH

Issued by DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA · Reported Apr 30, 2010 · 8,971 vehicles affected

What's wrong

DTNA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2005 THROUGH 2011 FREIGHTLINER BUSINESS CLASS C2, FCCC B2 CHASSIS, S2 CHASSIS, AND MC CHASSIS MANUFACTURED BEGINNING JANUARY 19, 2005 THROUGH APRIL 16, 2010. THE STOP LAMPS MAY BE INTERMITTENT DURING LIGHT BRAKE APPLICATIONS.

Consequence

THE STOP LAMPS MAY NOT PROPERLY INDICATE THAT THE SERVICE BRAKES ARE APPLIED WHICH MAY LEAD TO A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.

Remedy

DTNA WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPAIRS WILL BE PERFORMED BY DTNA DEALERSHIPS FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 27, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DTNA AT 1-800-547-0712.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
FCCC B2 2005 8,971
FCCC B2 2006 8,971
FCCC B2 2007 8,971
FCCC B2 2008 8,971
FCCC B2 2009 8,971
FCCC B2 2010 8,971
FCCC B2 2011 8,971
FCCC MC 2005 8,971
FCCC MC 2006 8,971
FCCC MC 2007 8,971
FCCC MC 2008 8,971
FCCC MC 2009 8,971
FCCC MC 2010 8,971
FCCC MC 2011 8,971
FCCC S2 2005 8,971
FCCC S2 2006 8,971
FCCC S2 2007 8,971
FCCC S2 2008 8,971
FCCC S2 2009 8,971
FCCC S2 2010 8,971
FCCC S2 2011 8,971
FREIGHTLINER BUSINESS CLASS M2 2005 8,971
FREIGHTLINER BUSINESS CLASS M2 2006 8,971
FREIGHTLINER BUSINESS CLASS M2 2007 8,971
FREIGHTLINER BUSINESS CLASS M2 2008 8,971
FREIGHTLINER BUSINESS CLASS M2 2009 8,971
FREIGHTLINER BUSINESS CLASS M2 2010 8,971

Source: NHTSA Campaign 10V178000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.