NHTSA Campaign 15V859000

POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY

Issued by Daimler Trucks North America LLC · Reported Dec 22, 2015 · 43 vehicles affected

What's wrong

Daimler Trucks North America, Inc. (DTNA) is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 Freightliner 108SD, 114SD, Business Class M2, and Western Star 4900 vehicles manufactured September 26, 2014, to November 6, 2015, and equipped with certain drive axles manufactured by Marmon-Herrington. The affected axles have hex nuts on the flange yoke that may not have been properly tightened.

Consequence

If the hex nuts are not tightened to specification, the driveshaft may disconnect from the drive axle, resulting in a loss of propulsion and increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy

DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the hex nuts, tightening them as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on February 5, 2016. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-745-8000, or Marmon-Herrington customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL-699.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
FREIGHTLINER 108SD 2015 43
FREIGHTLINER 108SD 2016 43
FREIGHTLINER 114SD 2015 43
FREIGHTLINER 114SD 2016 43
FREIGHTLINER BUSINESS CLASS M2 2015 43
FREIGHTLINER BUSINESS CLASS M2 2016 43
WESTERN STAR 4900 2015 43
WESTERN STAR 4900 2016 43

Source: NHTSA Campaign 15V859000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.