NHTSA campaign 12V405000 · Manufacturer campaign FL-631
DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA Recall 12V-405: Perpendicular Air Tank Mounting Brackets
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 12V405000 (Manufacturer campaign FL-631) was reported by DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA on August 16, 2012, with 1,663 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Freightliner 114SD, Freightliner Business Class M2, Freightliner Cascadia and more for model years 2009–2012. Owners were notified on December 24, 2012, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 12V405000 (also written 12V-405 or 12V405)
- Filed by
- DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA
- Manufacturer campaign number
- FL-631
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 1,663 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Equipment
- Owners notified
- NHTSA investigation
- Preliminary Evaluation PE12-018 (per NHTSA's investigations file)
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 12V405000. 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 114SD
Freightliner Business Class M2
Freightliner Cascadia
Freightliner Coronado
Sterling
All Sterling recallsWestern Star
Western Star 4700
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 12V405000.
Defect description
Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) is recalling certain model year 2009-2012 Freightliner, Sterling, and Western Star vehicles manufactured from July 7, 2008, through December 15, 2011, and equipped with perpendicular air tank mounting brackets. The air tank mounting brackets may develop cracks which can lead to the air tank brackets separating from the frame rail. The air tanks may also separate from the vehicle.
Safety consequence
Air tanks that become separated from a moving vehicle may create a road debris hazard, increasing the risk of a crash.
Manufacturer remedy
DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will replace the air mounting brackets, free of charge. The recall began on December 24, 2012. Owners may contact Daimler Trucks North America toll free at 1-800-547-0712.
Notes
DTNA's recall campain number is FL-631.Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 12V405000
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.