Freightliner / Sterling recall: Electronic stability control (esc)
What is wrong
Daimler trucks is recalling certain model year 2006-2012 freightliner business class m2, cascadia, century, columbia, coronado and sterling a-line vehicles built with meritor wabco electronic stability control (esc) system manufactured from september 15, 2005 through september 1, 2011. Under certain road and driving conditions, vehicle body roll and road inclination characteristics may adversely affect the slip angle calculation of the electronic stability control (esc) system. This might cause the esc to perceive an over steering situation and therefore apply the outer wheel brake on the front axle until the vehicle is perceived to be stable.
What could happen
If the driver is slow to react during this esc intervention, the vehicle may deviate from the intended line of travel increasing the risk of a crash.
The fix
Daimler trucks will notify owners, and dealers will replace the esc module with the appropriate software version as necessary, free of charge. An interim owner notification will be mailed on or about november 21, 2011. The date for availability of the final remedy is subject to validation testing and parts availability. The safety recall began on march 28, 2012. Owners may contact daimler trucks toll-free at 1-800-547-0712.
Vehicles covered
- Freightliner Cascadia 2006–2012
- Freightliner Century 2006–2012
- Freightliner Columbia 2006–2012
- Freightliner Coronado 2006–2012
- Freightliner M2 2006–2012
- Sterling A-Line 2006–2012
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 11V465000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- Daimler Trucks North America
- Reported to NHTSA
- Sep 8, 2011
- Owners notified
- Mar 28, 2012
- Vehicles or items affected
- 4,444
- Started by
- The manufacturer
- Built
- Sep 15, 2005 to Sep 1, 2011
- Part
- Electronic stability control (esc)
- Maker's own recall number
- FL-612
Notes
Daimler safety recall number is fl-612.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 .
Other recalls for the same vehicles
- Freightliner / Sterling / Western Star recall: Fuel system, diesel Sep 16, 2011
- Freightliner / Sterling / Western Star recall: Electrical system Jun 21, 2011
- Freightliner / Sterling recall: Steering Jul 13, 2010
- Freightliner recall: Steering Feb 20, 2023
- Freightliner recall: Equipment Feb 9, 2023
- Freightliner / Western Star recall: Tires Nov 17, 2021
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.