Freightliner Equipment: Labels

Freightliner is recalling about 185 vehicles over a problem with the equipment. An overloaded vehicle can increase the risk of a crash.

Campaign
22V338000
Manufacturer
Daimler Trucks North America, LLC
Reported
16 May 2022
Vehicles
185
Built between
Not published
Models
5
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
14 July 2022
Repaired
55%
Unrepaired
83

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.

  • 2020 Freightliner Cascadia
  • 2020-2023 Freightliner NEW Cascadia
  • 2020-2022 Western Star 4700
  • 2022 Western Star 4900
  • 2020-2022 Western Star 5700

Repair progress

83 of 185 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q2 2024.

55% repaired — 102 of 185 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 2020 Freightliner Cascadia, 2020-2022 Western Star 4700 and 5700, 2022 Western Star 4900, and 2020-2023 Freightliner New Cascadia vehicles. The Gross Axle Weight Rating (GAWR) listed on the Federal Certification Label is incorrect, which can allow the vehicle to be overloaded. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of 49 CFR Part 567, "Certification."

What could happen

An overloaded vehicle can increase the risk of a crash.

What gets fixed

Dealers will be replace the GAWR labels, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 14, 2022.

Parts involved

  • Yokohama RY023 295/75R22.5 16plyYokohama RY023 295/75R22.5 16plyTire

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 NHTSA16 May 2022
  2. Owners notified14 July 2022
  3. Latest repair reportQ2 2024 — 55% 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 16 May 2022.

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-933.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
FL-933
Recalling manufacturer
Daimler Trucks North America, LLC
Safety standard
FMVSS 567
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.nhtsa.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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