Freightliner / Western Star recall: Service brakes, air
What is wrong
Dtna is recalling certain model year 2011 freightliner cascadia, columbia glider kit, coronado, m2, and western star4900 heavy trucks manufactured from october 16, 2010, through march 9, 2011, equipped with gunite automatic slack adjusters manufactured from october 15, 2010, through january 31, 2011. Due to an incomplete "knitting" of the iron at the time of casting, inadequate structural integrity of the slack adjuster housing can occur, which could cause the housing to break at the handle under normal operating loads.
What could happen
If the slack adjuster housing were to break, the wheel brake to which the slack adjuster is attached would no longer function, causing the vehicle to have reduced braking capacity and, if mounted on the steer axle, the vehicle could pull to one side, possibly resulting in a crash.
The fix
Dtna will notify owners and dealers will replace any affected slack adjusters free of charge. The safety recall began on july 5, 2011. Owners may contact dtna at 1-800-547-0712.
Vehicles covered
- Freightliner Cascadia 2011
- Freightliner Columbia Glider 2011
- Freightliner Coronado 2011
- Freightliner M2 2011
- Western Star 4900 2011
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 11V249000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- Daimler Trucks North America
- Reported to NHTSA
- Apr 20, 2011
- Owners notified
- Jul 5, 2011
- Vehicles or items affected
- 1,591
- Started by
- The manufacturer
- Built
- Oct 16, 2010 to Mar 9, 2011
- Part
- Service brakes, air › Slack adjusters › Automatic
- Maker's own recall number
- FL-605
Notes
Dtna's recall campaign number is fl-605.owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov .
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To check one car, enter its 17-character VIN on the official NHTSA page: a recall may cover only some vehicles of a model year.
Recall data: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Nebula is not affiliated with or endorsed by NHTSA.