Trailer Hitches:fifth Wheel Assembly
NHTSA campaign 15V616000 · announced October 1, 2015 · filed by Daimler Trucks North America Llc · 5,801 units affected
The problem
Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain model year 2011-2014 Cascadia, Business Class M2, Coronado, and Columbia Glider vehicles manufactured April 5, 2010, to June 15, 2013. The affected trucks are equipped with Fontaine Ultra LT Fifth Wheel connectors, which, due to cumulative damage to the fifth wheel and its locking mechanism, have a locking mechanism that may fail to operate or to properly engage.
The risk
If the fifth wheel and locking mechanism are sufficiently damaged, the locking mechanism may fail to operate as intended and the trailer may unexpectedly detach from the tractor, increasing the risk of a crash.
What to do
DTNA will notify owners, and DTNA authorized service facilities will replace the fifth wheel with an Ultra NT model fifth wheel, free of charge. The recall began on November 20, 2015. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-745-8000. DTNA's number for this recall is FL-692.
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
- 2011 Freightliner Business Class M2
- 2012 Freightliner Business Class M2
- 2013 Freightliner Business Class M2
- 2014 Freightliner Business Class M2
- 2011 Freightliner Cascadia
- 2012 Freightliner Cascadia
- 2013 Freightliner Cascadia
- 2014 Freightliner Cascadia
- 2011 Freightliner Columbia Glider
- 2012 Freightliner Columbia Glider
- 2013 Freightliner Columbia Glider
- 2014 Freightliner Columbia Glider
- 2011 Freightliner Coronado
- 2012 Freightliner Coronado
- 2013 Freightliner Coronado
- 2014 Freightliner Coronado
Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration public recall data. This page reports official records and is not legal or repair advice.