NHTSA Campaign 15V617000

POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION

Issued by Daimler Trucks North America LLC · Reported Oct 1, 2015 · 14 vehicles affected

What's wrong

Daimler Trucks North America, LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 Freightliner Cascadia, Business Class M2, 108SD, 114SD, and Western Star 4700 trucks manufactured January 4, 2015, to April 24, 2015, and equipped with Eaton Fuller FR 10-speed manual transmissions. In the affected vehicles, when the transmission shift lever is moved from reverse to neutral, the reverse gear may stay engaged. When the transmission shift lever is moved from reverse to a forward gear position, the transmission may mechanically lock because both the reverse gear and forward gear are simultaneously engaged.

Consequence

Even though the transmission has been shifted out of reverse into neutral, the vehicle may unexpectedly move backwards, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy

DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and repair the affected transmissions if necessary, free of charge. The recall began on November 24, 2015. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-745-8000. DTNA's number for this recall is FL-693.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
FREIGHTLINER 108SD 2015 14
FREIGHTLINER 108SD 2016 14
FREIGHTLINER 114SD 2015 14
FREIGHTLINER 114SD 2016 14
FREIGHTLINER BUSINESS CLASS M2 2015 14
FREIGHTLINER BUSINESS CLASS M2 2016 14
FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA 2015 14
FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA 2016 14
WESTERN STAR 4700 2015 14
WESTERN STAR 4700 2016 14

Source: NHTSA Campaign 15V617000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.