NHTSA Campaign 15V127000

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Issued by Daimler Trucks North America LLC · Reported Mar 4, 2015 · 45,036 vehicles affected

What's wrong

Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain model year 2007-2011 Freightliner Cascadia trucks manufactured March 26, 2007, to August 31, 2010. Water may leak into the Signal-detection and Activation Module (SAM) Chassis causing corrosion which may result in electrical shorts or possible intermittent operation of trailer lights.

Consequence

Intermittent operation of the trailer lights may prevent other drivers from knowing that the truck is slowing or stopping, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash. Additionally, an electrical short in the SAM chassis may result in a a fire.

Remedy

DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the SAM chassis for corrosion, replacing it as necessary. Any vehicle that does not have a drip shield mounted in the cab over the SAM chassis will receive one. These repairs will be performed free of charge. An interim letter was sent to owners on May 4, 2015. The recall began on October 8, 2015. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-745-8000. DTNA's number for this recall is FL-679.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA 2007 45,036
FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA 2008 45,036
FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA 2009 45,036
FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA 2010 45,036
FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA 2011 45,036

Source: NHTSA Campaign 15V127000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.