NHTSA Campaign 17V452000

EQUIPMENT

Issued by Daimler Trucks North America LLC · Reported Jul 17, 2017 · 2,483 vehicles affected

What's wrong

Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) is recalling certain 2018 Freightliner Cascadia, M2 Business Class, 114SD, and 122SD trucks, and Western Star 4700 and 5700 trucks. These vehicles have tow hooks used for recovery purposes that may fail during use.

Consequence

If the tow hook fails without warning during a recovery operation, the sudden release of the vehicle may increase the risk of injury.

Remedy

DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the vehicle's tow hooks and, depending on their production date codes, will replace them, free of charge. The recall began on September 14, 2017. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-745-8000. DTNA's number for this recall is FL-742.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
FREIGHTLINER 114SD 2018 2,483
FREIGHTLINER 122SD 2018 2,483
FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA 2018 2,483
FREIGHTLINER M2 BUSINESS CLASS 2018 2,483
WESTERN STAR 4700 2018 2,483
WESTERN STAR 5700 2018 2,483

Source: NHTSA Campaign 17V452000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.