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VehicleMar 27, 20152,226 affected

Western Star recall: Equipment

What is wrong

Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 Western Star 4700, 4900, 5700, and 6900 trucks manufactured from July 23, 2013, through December 4, 2014, and equipped with certain Kidde disposable handheld fire extinguishers. These fire extinguishers may not fully discharge as designed when the lever is repeatedly pressed and released.

What could happen

In the event of a fire, if the fire extinguisher does not work correctly, there is an increased risk of injury to the truck occupants.

The fix

DTNA will notify owners, and Kidde will provide a replacement extinguisher when contacted directly or affected owners may go to an authorized DTNA repair facility to order a replacement fire extinguisher, free of charge. The recall began on May 26, 2015. Affected owners may contact Kidde directly toll free at (855) 283-7991 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-745-8000. DTNA's number for this recall is FL680.

Vehicles covered

Facts

NHTSA recall number
15V182000
Type
Vehicle
Filed by
Daimler Trucks North America LLC
Reported to NHTSA
Mar 27, 2015
Owners notified
May 26, 2015
Vehicles or items affected
2,226
Started by
The manufacturer
Built
Jul 23, 2013 to Dec 4, 2014
Part
Equipment
Maker's own recall number
FL680

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.

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