NHTSA campaign 12V138000 · Manufacturer campaign FL-624
Freightliner Recall 12V-138: NATIONAL SEAT COLD WELD
NHTSA recall 12V138000 (Manufacturer campaign FL-624) was reported by DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA on April 2, 2012, with 5,247 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Freightliner Cascadia and Freightliner Western Star for the 2012 model year. Owners were notified on November 21, 2012, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 12V138000 (also written 12V-138 or 12V138)
- Filed by
- DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA
- Manufacturer campaign number
- FL-624
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 5,247 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Seats
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 12V138000. 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
- 2012 · Vehicles built December 22, 2011 – February 23, 2012 (per NHTSA)
Freightliner Western Star
- 2012 · Vehicles built December 22, 2011 – February 23, 2012 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 12V138000.
Defect description
DAIMLER TRUCKS (DTNA) IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2012 FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA AND WESTERN STAR 4900 VEHICLES, MANUFACTURED FROM DECEMBER 22, 2011, THROUGH FEBRUARY 23, 2012. THESE VEHICLES MAY BE EQUIPPED WITH CERTAIN NATIONAL SEAT BRAND DRIVERS SEATS. THESE SEAT BASES MAY HAVE OUT-OF-SPECIFICATION WELDS THAT MAY ALLOW THE SEAT TO BUCKLE UNEXPECTEDLY.
Safety consequence
AN UNEXPECTED MOVEMENT OF THE SEAT COULD AFFECT VEHICLE CONTROL AND VISIBILITY, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DTNA WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND AFFECTED VEHICLES WILL HAVE REPLACEMENT COMPONENTS INSTALLED BY DTNA AUTHORIZED SERVICE FACILITIES, FREE OF CHARGE. AN INTERIM LETTER WAS MAILED TO OWNERS ON MAY 16, 2012. THE RECALL TO PERFORM THE FINAL REMEDY BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 21, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DTNA AT 1-800-547-0712.
Notes
DTNA'S RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS FL-624.CUSTOMERS MAY CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153); OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 12V138000
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.