Fccc / Freightliner / Western Star recall: Service brakes, air
What is wrong
Daimler Trucks North America, LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Freightliner 108SD, 114SD, Cascadia, Business Class M2, Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation S2C 106 Cab, S2G Cab Chassis, XCL, XCM, XBS, XCP, XCR, Western Star 4700, 4900 and 5700 trucks. The brake caliper mounting bolts may have been insufficiently tightened.
What could happen
Loose brake caliper mounting bolts can reduce brake effectiveness, increasing the risk of a crash.
The fix
DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will check and tighten the brake caliper mounting bolts, free of charge. The recall began December 3, 2018. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL-794.
Vehicles covered
- Fccc Redundant S2G 2018
- Fccc S2C 106Cab 2018–2019
- Fccc S2G 2019
- Fccc Xbs 2018–2019
- Fccc Xcl 2018–2019
- Fccc Xcm 2018–2019
- Fccc Xcp 2018–2019
- Fccc Xcr 2018–2019
- Freightliner 108Sd 2018–2019
- Freightliner 114Sd 2018–2019
- Freightliner Business Class M2 2018–2019
- Freightliner Cascadia 2018–2019
- Western Star 4700 2018–2019
- Western Star 4900 2018–2019
- Western Star 5700 2018–2019
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 18V703000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- Daimler Trucks North America LLC
- Reported to NHTSA
- Oct 5, 2018
- Owners notified
- Dec 3, 2018
- Vehicles or items affected
- 5,534
- Started by
- The manufacturer
- Built
- Nov 1, 2017 to Oct 16, 2018
- Part
- Service brakes, air › Disc › Caliper
- Maker's own recall number
- FL-794
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
- Fccc / Freightliner / Thomas Built Buses and more recall: Steering Sep 11, 2025
- Fccc / Freightliner / Western Star recall: Service brakes, air Sep 11, 2025
- Freightliner / Western Star recall: Service brakes, air May 7, 2025
- Freightliner / Western Star recall: Exterior lighting Mar 25, 2025
- Freightliner / Western Star recall: Forward collision avoidance Sep 10, 2024
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.