Freightliner Exterior Lighting

Freightliner is recalling about 1 vehicle over a problem with the exterior lighting. A license plate light aimed toward other drivers may increase the risk of a crash.

Campaign
21V002000
Manufacturer
Marion Body Works Inc.
Reported
8 January 2021
Vehicles
1
Built between
Not published
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
11 January 2021
Repaired
0%
Unrepaired
1

Does this affect my vehicle?

The manufacturer did not publish a build-date range for this recall, so the model and year list below is the only way to tell whether your vehicle is covered.

  • 2018 Freightliner M2

Repair progress

1 of 1 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q1 2023.

0% repaired — 0 of 1 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

Marion Body Works Inc. (Marion) is recalling one 2018 Freightliner M2-106 Medium Duty vehicle equipped with a Maxon License Plate Kit. A license plate light may have been installed that aims rearward and not towards the license plate.

What could happen

A license plate light aimed toward other drivers may increase the risk of a crash.

What gets fixed

Marion will notify the owner, and a dealers will provide a replacement kit, free of charge. The recall began January 11, 2021.

Parts involved

  • License Plate Kit w/ LampKit 298872-01, If using Supplied Light 908120-01License Plate Lamp Installation Kit

Part numbers are as filed by the manufacturer and are listed for reference. Your dealer will confirm the correct part for your vehicle.

Timeline

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA8 January 2021
  2. Owners notified11 January 2021
  3. Latest repair reportQ1 2023 — 0% 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 8 January 2021.

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 Marion customer service at 1-715-754-5261. Marion's number for this recall is 20E-034.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
20E-034
Recalling manufacturer
Marion Body Works Inc.
Safety standard
FMVSS 108
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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