- Vehicles
- 741
- Built between
- Jan 2004 – Oct 2018
- Models
- 20
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 25 June 2021
- Repaired
- 14%
- Unrepaired
- 636
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between January 2004 and October 2018. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2013-2018 Freightliner 108SDBuilt March 2012 to July 2017
- 2014-2019 Freightliner 114SDBuilt February 2013 to September 2018
- 2014 Freightliner 122SDBuilt January 2004 to January 2014
- 2013-2019 Freightliner CascadiaBuilt August 2012 to May 2018
- 2010 Freightliner Classic XLBuilt October 2009 to October 2009
- 2005-2009 Freightliner ColumbiaBuilt December 2004 to September 2008
- 2004-2005 Freightliner FL80 Business ClassBuilt March 2004 to May 2004
- 2010 Freightliner FLDBuilt November 2009 to November 2009
- 2005-2017 Freightliner M2Built April 2004 to October 2018
- 2018-2019 Freightliner M2 Business ClassBuilt April 2004 to October 2018
- 2005-2007 Sterling ActerraBuilt April 2004 to January 2007
- 2007 Sterling L7500Built December 2006 to December 2006
- 2006-2007 Sterling L8500Built August 2005 to November 2006
- 2004-2006 Sterling L9500Built January 2004 to September 2005
- 2007 Sterling LT7500Built July 2006 to July 2006
- 2007 Sterling LT8500Built October 2006 to October 2018
- 2005-2008 Sterling LT9500Built January 2005 to August 2007
- 2014-2015 Western Star 4700Built May 2013 to March 2014
- 2015 Western Star 4900Built August 2014 to March 2014
- 2006 Western Star 6900Built November 2015 to December 2015
Repair progress
636 of 741 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q1 2023.
14% repaired — 105 of 741 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 2004-2019 Freightliner 108SD, 114SD, 122SD, Cascadia, Columbia, Classic, FL80, FLD 120SD, Business Class M2, Western Star 4700, 4900, 6900, Sterling Acterra, L7500, LT7500, L8500, LT8500, L9500, and LT9500 vehicles. The vehicles may have an insufficient service brake air reservoir capacity. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 121, "Air Brake Systems."
What could happen
An insufficient air reservoir volume may reduce brake effectiveness, increasing the risk of crash.
What gets fixed
DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will add air reservoir capacity to the affected vehicles. Owner letters were mailed on November 29, 2021.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtJanuary 2004 to October 2018
- Recall reported to NHTSA14 May 2019
- Owners notified25 June 2021
- Latest repair reportQ1 2023 — 14% 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 14 May 2019.
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. DTNA's number for this recall is FL-815.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- FL-815
- Recalling manufacturer
- Daimler Trucks North America LLC
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 121
- 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.