NHTSA Campaign 14V681000

PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:AIR

Issued by Daimler Trucks North America LLC · Reported Oct 29, 2014 · 4,353 vehicles affected

What's wrong

Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2013-2015 Freightliner M2 trucks manufactured December 10, 2012, to October 28, 2014, and equipped with the auto-apply brake feature. In the affected vehicles, the parking brake may apply unintentionally.

Consequence

If the parking brake applies without warning while driving and without activating the brake lights, there is an increased risk of a crash.

Remedy

DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will remedy the vehicles, free of charge. DTNA issued an interim notification letter to owners on December 26, 2014. The recall began on February 18, 2015. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-745-8000. DTNA's number for this recall is FL-672.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
FREIGHTLINER M2 2013 4,353
FREIGHTLINER M2 2014 4,353
FREIGHTLINER M2 2015 4,353

Source: NHTSA Campaign 14V681000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.