NHTSA safety recall

Recall 23V299000 · manufacturer campaign FL971

Electronic Stability Control (esc) — Freightliner, Western Star · reported 26 Apr 2023 · 266 vehicles potentially affected

What's wrong

Daimler Trucks North America, LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain short wheelbase 2020-2024 Freightliner Cascadia, 2021-2024 Freightliner M2 Business Class, 2022 Western Star 4700, and 2020 Freightliner Classic Cascadia vehicles. The vehicle is equipped with an electronic stability control system and tire combination that may understeer during a J-turn. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 136, "Electronic Stability Control Systems on Heavy Vehicles."

The risk

Understeering during a J-turn may increase the risk of a crash.

The fix

DTNA will replace the tires, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 19, 2023. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL971.

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.nhtsa.gov.

NHTSA campaign
23V299000
Manufacturer campaign
FL971
Filed by
Daimler Trucks North America, Llc
Report received
26 Apr 2023
Owners notified
19 Jun 2023
Potentially affected
266

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.

2021 Freightliner Business Class M2 2022 Freightliner Business Class M2 2023 Freightliner Business Class M2 2024 Freightliner Business Class M2 2020 Freightliner Cascadia 2021 Freightliner Cascadia 2022 Freightliner Cascadia 2023 Freightliner Cascadia 2024 Freightliner Cascadia 2020 Freightliner Classic Cascadia 2022 Western Star 4700

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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