NHTSA Campaign 16V666000

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

Issued by Daimler Trucks North America LLC · Reported Sep 14, 2016 · 3,329 vehicles affected

What's wrong

Daimler Trucks North America, LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 Freightliner Custom Chassis (FCCC) S2 chassis and Freightliner Business Class M2 trucks and non-school buses manufactured March 3, 2015, to September 8, 2016, equipped with ICU3s instrument clusters and hydraulic brakes. In the event of a brake malfunction, these clusters may illuminate the Brake System Malfunction telltale/indicator lamp with the word "PARK" instead of the word "BRAKE". As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 101, "Control and Displays," and number 105, "Hydraulic and Electric Brake Systems."

Consequence

If "PARK" illuminates instead of the word "BRAKE," the driver will be unaware of a braking issue or malfunction, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy

DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will replace the ICU3s instrument clusters with new clusters, free of charge. An interim notification letter was sent to owners on November 4, 2016. The remedy is now available. A second notice was mailed to owners on April 17, 2017. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL-724.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
FCCC S2 2016 3,329
FCCC S2 2017 3,329
FREIGHTLINER BUSINESS CLASS M2 2016 3,329
FREIGHTLINER BUSINESS CLASS M2 2017 3,329

Source: NHTSA Campaign 16V666000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.