- Vehicles
- 16,890
- Built between
- Aug 2019 – Jul 2024
- Models
- 7
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 24 October 2024
- Repaired
- 89%
- Unrepaired
- 1,788
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between August 2019 and July 2024. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2024-2025 Freightliner 108SDBuilt June 2023 to July 2024
- 2022-2025 Freightliner 114SDBuilt November 2021 to July 2024
- 2022-2025 Freightliner Business Class M2Built November 2021 to July 2024
- 2025 Freightliner EM2Built April 2024 to July 2024
- 2021-2025 Western Star 47XBuilt August 2020 to July 2024
- 2020-2025 Western Star 49XBuilt August 2019 to July 2024
- 2022-2025 Western Star 57XBuilt November 2021 to July 2024
Repair progress
1,788 of 16,890 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q2 2026.
89% repaired — 15,100 of 16,890 reported
- Scrapped or exported
- 2
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 2024-2025 Freightliner 108SD, 2022-2025 Freightliner 114SD, Freightliner Business Class M2, 2025 Freightliner eM2, 2020-2025 Western Star 49X, 2021-2025 Western Star 47X, and 2022-2025 Western Star 57X vehicles that may be upfitted with a body lighting interface controller and replacement brake lights. The brake lights may not illuminate when the brakes are automatically applied during an active brake assist (ABA) event.
What could happen
Brake lights that fail to illuminate can fail to indicate to other drivers that the vehicle is slowing down, increasing the risk of a crash.
What gets fixed
Dealers will update the ABA software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed October 24, 2024.
Parts involved
- XCM Parameters025 447 29 46-003PARM-XMC
- XCM Parameters026 447 19 46-005PARM-XMC
- XCM Parameters026 447 21 46PARM-XMC
- XCM Parameters033 447 37 46PARM-XMC
- XCM Parameters033 447 56 46-002PARM-XMC
- XCM Parameters034 447 26 46PARM-XMC
- XCM Parameters034 447 27 46PARM-XMC
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 builtAugust 2019 to July 2024
- Recall reported to NHTSA10 September 2024
- Owners notified24 October 2024
- Latest repair reportQ2 2026 — 89% 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 10 September 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 F1009.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- F1009
- 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.