NHTSA safety recall

Recall 15V616000 · manufacturer campaign FL-692

Trailer Hitches › Fifth Wheel Assembly — Freightliner · reported 1 Oct 2015 · 5,801 vehicles potentially affected

What's wrong

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.

The fix

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.

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.

NHTSA campaign
15V616000
Manufacturer campaign
FL-692
Filed by
Daimler Trucks North America Llc
Report received
1 Oct 2015
Owners notified
20 Nov 2015
Potentially affected
5,801

Vehicles covered by this recall

Whether a particular car is affected and still unrepaired depends on its VIN — a model year being listed does not mean every car of that year is included. Check any VIN free on CarLogs, or at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

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

Is this car's recall fixed?

Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer, for the life of the vehicle. A CarLogs report shows the recall status for a specific VIN as reported by the manufacturer — whether it's open or repaired, and whether the fix is available yet.

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