Recall 17V452000: 2018 Freightliner M2 Business Class and 5 other models

Report received

Jul 17, 2017

Manufacturer

Daimler Trucks North America LLC

Potentially affected

2,483vehicles

Model years

2018

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

Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) is recalling certain 2018 Freightliner Cascadia, M2 Business Class, 114SD, and 122SD trucks, and Western Star 4700 and 5700 trucks. These vehicles have tow hooks used for recovery purposes that may fail during use.

Possible consequence

If the tow hook fails without warning during a recovery operation, the sudden release of the vehicle may increase the risk of injury.

Remedy

DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the vehicle's tow hooks and, depending on their production date codes, will replace them, free of charge. The recall began on September 14, 2017. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-745-8000. DTNA's number for this recall is FL-742.

Affected model years

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

• 2018 Freightliner 114SD0 complaints
• 2018 Freightliner 122SD1 complaints
• 2018 Freightliner Cascadia11 complaints
• 2018 Freightliner M2 Business Class5 complaints
• 2018 Western Star 47001 complaints
• 2018 Western Star 57001 complaints