Freightliner / Thomas Built Buses / Western Star recall: Electrical system
What is wrong
Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain model year 2016 Freightliner Cascadia, Business Class M2, 108SD, 114SD, and 122SD, Western Star 4700 and 4900, Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner C2, and Freightliner MT55 vehicles manufactured August 7, 2015, to August 26, 2015. The affected vehicles are equipped with certain Cummins ISB6.7, ISL9, ISX12 or ISX15 engines whose engine control module (ECM) may short circuit and blow a fuse resulting in the engine stalling without warning.
What could happen
An engine that stalls without warning increases the risk of a crash.
The fix
DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will replace the ECM free of charge. The recall began on October 22, 2015. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-745-8000. DTNA's number for this recall is FL-690.
Vehicles covered
- Freightliner 108Sd 2016
- Freightliner 114Sd 2016
- Freightliner 122Sd 2016
- Freightliner Business Class M2 2016
- Freightliner Cascadia 2016
- Freightliner Mt55 2016
- Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner C2 2016
- Western Star 4700 2016
- Western Star 4900 2016
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 15V620000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- Daimler Trucks North America LLC
- Reported to NHTSA
- Oct 2, 2015
- Owners notified
- Oct 22, 2015
- Vehicles or items affected
- 273
- Started by
- The manufacturer
- Built
- Aug 7, 2015 to Aug 26, 2015
- Part
- Electrical system › Ignition › Module; Engine and engine cooling › Engine
- Maker's own recall number
- FL-690
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.
Other recalls for the same vehicles
- Freightliner / Western Star recall: Suspension Nov 4, 2025
- Freightliner recall: Steering Feb 20, 2023
- Freightliner / Western Star recall: Tires Dec 12, 2022
- Fccc / Freightliner / Western Star recall: Steering May 19, 2021
- Fccc / Freightliner / Western Star recall: Steering Apr 12, 2021
- Freightliner / Western Star recall: Power train Oct 16, 2020
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.