NHTSA campaign 14V681000 · Manufacturer campaign FL-672
Freightliner Recall 14V-681: Parking Brake may Apply Unintentionally
NHTSA recall 14V681000 (Manufacturer campaign FL-672) was reported by Daimler Trucks North America LLC on October 29, 2014, with 4,353 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Freightliner M2 for model years 2013–2015. Owners were notified on February 18, 2015, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 14V681000 (also written 14V-681 or 14V681)
- Filed by
- Daimler Trucks North America LLC
- Manufacturer campaign number
- FL-672
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 4,353 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Parking Brake — Conventional — Air
- Owners notified
Repair completion: 67.52% (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 14V681000. 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
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As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 14V681000.
Defect description
Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2013-2015 Freightliner M2 trucks manufactured December 10, 2012, to October 28, 2014, and equipped with the auto-apply brake feature. In the affected vehicles, the parking brake may apply unintentionally.
Safety consequence
If the parking brake applies without warning while driving and without activating the brake lights, there is an increased risk of a crash.
Manufacturer remedy
DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will remedy the vehicles, free of charge. DTNA issued an interim notification letter to owners on December 26, 2014. The recall began on February 18, 2015. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-745-8000. DTNA's number for this recall is FL-672.
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 14V681000
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.