- Vehicles
- 266
- Built between
- Not published
- Models
- 4
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 19 June 2023
- Repaired
- 69%
- 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.
- 2021-2024 Freightliner Business Class M2
- 2020-2024 Freightliner Cascadia
- 2020 Freightliner Classic Cascadia
- 2022 Western Star 4700
Repair progress
83 of 266 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q1 2025.
69% repaired — 183 of 266 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 short wheelbase 2020-2024 Freightliner Cascadia, 2021-2024 Freightliner M2 Business Class, 2022 Western Star 4700, and 2020 Freightliner Classic Cascadia vehicles. The vehicle is equipped with an electronic stability control system and tire combination that may understeer during a J-turn. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 136, "Electronic Stability Control Systems on Heavy Vehicles."
What could happen
Understeering during a J-turn may increase the risk of a crash.
What gets fixed
DTNA will replace the tires, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 19, 2023.
Parts involved
- Radial Rear TireN/ABRIDGESTONE M770 11R22.5 16 PLY RADIAL REAR TIRES
- Radial Rear TireN/AHANKOOK DL11 11R22.5 16 PLY RADIAL REAR TIRES
- Radial Rear TireN/AHANKOOK DH06 295/75R22.5 14 PLY RADIAL REAR TIRES
- Radial Rear TireN/AGOODYEAR G622 RSD 11R22.5 14 PLY RADIAL REAR TIRES
- Radial Rear TireN/ACOOPER RM852 EM 295/75R22.5 14 PLY RADIAL REAR TIRES
- Radial Rear TireN/ACONTINENTAL HDL2DL ECO PLUS 275/80R22.5 14 PLY RADIAL REAR TIRES
Part numbers are as filed by the manufacturer and are listed for reference. Your dealer will confirm the correct part for your vehicle.
Timeline
- Recall reported to NHTSA26 April 2023
- Owners notified19 June 2023
- Latest repair reportQ1 2025 — 69% 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 26 April 2023.
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 FL971.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- FL971
- Recalling manufacturer
- Daimler Trucks North America, LLC
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 136
- 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.