- Vehicles
- 161
- Built between
- Dec 2011 – Oct 2012
- Models
- 3
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- NHTSA investigation
- Owners notified
- 29 April 2013
- Repaired
- 45%
- Unrepaired
- 88
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between December 2011 and October 2012. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2012-2013 Freightliner 108SDBuilt December 2011 to October 2012
- 2012-2013 Freightliner 114SDBuilt December 2011 to October 2012
- 2012-2013 Freightliner Business Class M2Built December 2011 to October 2012
Repair progress
88 of 161 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q1 2015.
45% repaired — 73 of 161 reported
Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.
What the defect is
Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) is recalling certain model year 2012-2013 Business Class M2, 108SD, 114SD vehicle chassis, manufactured from December 3, 2011, through October 12, 2012 and equipped with a SmartPlex switch hub module. Residue left over in the manufacturing process of the switch hub module may lead to intermittent shorts and energizing of certain switch hub module outputs.
What could happen
If the module is energized, the module may inadvertently activate body equipment or features, increasing the risk of injury to the vehicle operator or increasing the risk of a crash.
What gets fixed
DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will replace any of the affected modules free of charge. The recall began on April 29, 2013.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtDecember 2011 to October 2012
- Recall reported to NHTSA4 March 2013
- Owners notified29 April 2013
- Latest repair reportQ1 2015 — 45% repaired
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 4 March 2013.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Manufacturer contact
Owners may contact DTNA at 1-800-547-0712.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- FL-639
- Recalling manufacturer
- Daimler Trucks North America
- Recall initiated by
- ODI
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional notes
DTNA's recall campaign number is FL-639.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.
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.