NHTSA campaign 09V376000 · Manufacturer campaign FL-559

Freightliner Recall 09V-376: SIDE-ROLL AIR BAGS/INADVERTANT DEPLOYMENT/IMMI

NHTSA recall 09V376000 (Manufacturer campaign FL-559) was reported by DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA on September 23, 2009, with 14 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Freightliner Cascadia for model years 2008–2009. Owners were notified on December 1, 2009, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
09V376000 (also written 09V-376 or 09V376)
Filed by
DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA
Manufacturer campaign number
FL-559
Report received
Potentially affected
14 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Air Bags
Owners notified

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 09V376000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.

Freightliner

  • Freightliner Cascadia

    • 2008, 2009 · Vehicles built November 6, 2007 – April 19, 2008 (per NHTSA)
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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 09V376000.

Defect description

DAIMLER TRUCKS IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2008 THROUGH 2009 TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH INDIANA MILLS AND MANUFACTURING ROLLTEK SIDE-ROLL PROTECTION SYSTEMS. THE SENSOR DESIGNED TO DETECT VEHICLE ROLL CAN MALFUNCTION AND CAUSE THE SIDE AIRBAGS TO INADVERTENTLY DEPLOY.

Safety consequence

INADVERTENT DEPLOYMENT OF THE SIDE AIRBAGS COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH OR INJURY TO AN OUT OF POSITION OCCUPANT.

Manufacturer remedy

DAIMLER TRUCKS WILL INSPECT TO DETERMINE IF A VEHICLE CONTAINS AN AFFECTED SYSTEM AND, IF SO, THAT SYSTEM WILL BE REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON OR BEFORE NOVEMBER 20, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DAIMLER TRUCKS AT 1-800-547-0712.

Notes

DAMILER RECALL NO.FL-559.OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 09V376000

Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.