- Vehicles
- 61
- Built between
- Apr 2024 – Jun 2024
- Models
- 4
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 26 August 2024
- Repaired
- 93%
- Unrepaired
- 4
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between April 2024 and June 2024. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2025 Freightliner 114SD
- 2025 Freightliner CascadiaBuilt April 2024 to May 2024
- 2025 Western Star 47XBuilt April 2024 to June 2024
- 2025 Western Star 49XBuilt May 2024 to June 2024
Repair progress
4 of 61 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q2 2026.
93% repaired — 57 of 61 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 2025 Freightliner Cascadia, 114SD, Western Star 47X, and 49X transit buses equipped with Composolite EXS20 steerable lift axle suspension assemblies. The tie rod assembly ball stud could have been improperly heat treated and can fail.
What could happen
The ball stud can separate from the vehicle becoming a road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash.
What gets fixed
Dealers will replace the tie rod assembly, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 26, 2024.
Parts involved
- Tie rod assembly on steerable auxiliary lift axleUSK Part No. 015537-2000Tie rod assembly equipped with ball studs
- Tie rod assembly on steerable auxiliary lift axleUSK Part No. 015537-2100Tie rod assembly equipped with ball studs
Part numbers are as filed by the manufacturer and are listed for reference. Your dealer will confirm the correct part for your vehicle.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtApril 2024 to June 2024
- Recall reported to NHTSA3 July 2024
- Owners notified26 August 2024
- Latest repair reportQ2 2026 — 93% 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 3 July 2024.
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 800-745-8000. DTNA's number for this recall is F1005.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- F1005
- 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.