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NHTSA campaign 14V367000 · announced June 25, 2014 · filed by Daimler Trucks North America Llc · 192 units affected

The problem

Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain model year 2015 Freightliner Cascadia, 122SD, and Business Class M2 trucks manufactured March 20, 2014, through April 10, 2014. Due to an axle manufacturing error, there may be weak spots in the beam of the affected axle assemblies.

The risk

The axle weak spots could cause the axle beam to bend or cause wheel separation, increasing the risk of a crash.

What to do

DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the axle beams for certain manufacturing dates, and replace the ones manufactured within a certain date range, free of charge. The recall began on August 22, 2014. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-385-4357. DTNA's number for this recall is FL-662.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Vehicles covered by this recall

• 2015 Freightliner 122sd
• 2015 Freightliner Cascadia
• 2015 Freightliner M2

Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration public recall data. This page reports official records and is not legal or repair advice.