NHTSA campaign 14V242000 · Manufacturer campaign FL-653
Freightliner Recall 14V-242: Missing locking snap rings on wheel end drive axle
NHTSA recall 14V242000 (Manufacturer campaign FL-653) was reported by Daimler Trucks North America LLC on April 29, 2014, with 73 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Freightliner Cascadia for the 2013 model year. Owners were notified on June 26, 2014, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 14V242000 (also written 14V-242 or 14V242)
- Filed by
- Daimler Trucks North America LLC
- Manufacturer campaign number
- FL-653
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 73 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Power Train — Axle Assembly
- Owners notified
Repair completion: 87.67% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated October 21, 2026)
NHTSA cautions against comparing completion rates across recalls or manufacturers. How try.vin reads them.
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 14V242000. 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
- 2013 · Vehicles built August 6, 2012 – December 7, 2012 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 14V242000.
Defect description
Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) is recalling certain model year 2013 Freightliner Cascadia vehicles with rear axles assembled by Meritor and equipped with ConMet Preset Plus Hubs manufactured from August 6, 2012 through December 7, 2012. In the affected axles, the axle hub may be missing a locking snap ring.
Safety consequence
If the snap ring is missing, the rear wheels may separate from the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
Manufacturer remedy
DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the affected wheel ends for the lock ring, and install them as necessary, free of charge. The safety recall began on June 26, 2014. Owners may contact DTNA at 1-800-547-0712. The manufacturer's number for this recall is FL-653.
Notes
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 14V242000
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.