NHTSA campaign 10V102000 · Manufacturer campaign FL573

Freightliner Recall 10V-102: ADVANCED OCCUPANT PROTECTION SYSTEM INSTALLATION

NHTSA recall 10V102000 (Manufacturer campaign FL573) was reported by DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA on March 16, 2010, with 490 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Freightliner Cascadia for model years 2008–2010. Owners were notified on August 4, 2010, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
10V102000 (also written 10V-102 or 10V102)
Filed by
DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA
Manufacturer campaign number
FL573
Report received
Potentially affected
490 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Electrical System — Software
Owners notified

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 10V102000. 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, 2010 · Vehicles built July 17, 2007 – February 22, 2010 (per NHTSA)
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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 10V102000.

Defect description

DAIMLER TRUCKS HAS NOTIFIED NHTSA OF A DEFECT IN CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2008 THROUGH 2010 CASCADIA EQUIPPED WITH LIFEGUARD ROLLTEK ADVANCED OCCUPANT PROTECTION SYSTEM. THE LIFEGUARD ROLLTEK IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL PROTECTION TO VEHICLE OCCUPANTS IN THE EVENT OF A ROLLOVER ACCIDENT AND IT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN PROPERLY INSTALLED.

Safety consequence

REDUCED EFFECTIVENESS OF THE ADVANCED OCCUPANT PROTECTION SYSTEM MAY INCREASE THE RISK OF INJURY.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND INSTALL AN ADDITIONAL RETAINERS TO ENSURE THE SYSTEM REMAINS FULLY FUNCTIONAL. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 4, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DAIMLER TRUCKS AT 1-800-547-0712.

Notes

DAIMLER RECALL NO. FL-573.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 10V102000

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.