Freightliner Tires

Freightliner is recalling about 10 vehicles over a problem with the tires. Tires that have cords visible through the innerliner can have sudden air loss, causing a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.

Campaign
18V478000
Manufacturer
Daimler Trucks North America LLC
Reported
18 July 2018
Vehicles
10
Built between
Mar 2018 – Mar 2018
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
4 September 2018
Repaired
100%
Unrepaired
0

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between March 2018 and March 2018. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2019 Freightliner CascadiaBuilt March 2018 to March 2018

Repair progress

The manufacturer reports every reachable vehicle in this recall has been repaired, as of Q2 2020.

100% repaired — 10 of 10 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, LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2019 Freightliner Cascadia trucks, equipped with certain Continental Coach HA3 tires, size 315/80R22.5 157/154 L. The cords on these tires may be visible through the innerliner.

What could happen

Tires that have cords visible through the innerliner can have sudden air loss, causing a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.

What gets fixed

DTNA will notify owners, and Continental authorized service facilities will inspect and replace the tires, free of charge. The recall began on September 4, 2018.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtMarch 2018 to March 2018
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA18 July 2018
  3. Owners notified4 September 2018
  4. Latest repair reportQ2 2020 — 100% 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 18 July 2018.

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 customer service at 1-800-547-0712, or Continental customer service at 1-888-799-2168. DTNA's number for this recall is FL-778.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
FL-778
Recalling manufacturer
Daimler Trucks North America LLC
Recall initiated by
MFR

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

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.

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