Recall 11V249000: 2011 Freightliner M2 and 4 other models

Report received

Apr 20, 2011

Manufacturer

Daimler trucks north america

Potentially affected

1,591vehicles

Model years

2011

Check your own vehicle. A recall applies only to vehicles within the affected build range. Enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer.

What NHTSA recorded

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.

Possible consequence

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.

Remedy

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.

Affected model years

Pages for each model year show complaints, parts, mileage and other recalls.

• 2011 Freightliner Cascadia12 complaints
• 2011 Freightliner Columbia0 complaints
• 2011 Freightliner Coronado0 complaints
• 2011 Freightliner M20 complaints
• 2011 Western Star 49001 complaints