NHTSA campaign 17V043000 · Manufacturer campaign FL731

Freightliner Recall 17V-043: Unresponsive Instrument Clusters and Turn Signals

NHTSA recall 17V043000 (Manufacturer campaign FL731) was reported by Daimler Trucks North America LLC on January 19, 2017, with 769 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Freightliner 108SD, Freightliner 114SD and Freightliner Business Class M2 for model years 2016–2017. Owners were notified on May 8, 2017, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
17V043000 (also written 17V-043 or 17V043)
Filed by
Daimler Trucks North America LLC
Manufacturer campaign number
FL731
Report received
Potentially affected
769 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Electrical System — Software
Owners notified

Repair completion: 44.21% (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 17V043000. 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 108SD

    • 2016, 2017 · Vehicles built March 5, 2015 – August 15, 2016 (per NHTSA)
  • Freightliner 114SD

    • 2016, 2017 · Vehicles built March 5, 2015 – August 15, 2016 (per NHTSA)
  • Freightliner Business Class M2

    • 2016, 2017 · Vehicles built March 5, 2015 – August 15, 2016 (per NHTSA)
All Freightliner recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 17V043000.

Defect description

Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2016-2017 Freightliner Business Class M2, 108SD, and 114SD trucks. The affected trucks have been modified to be equipped with both left hand and right hand instrument clusters. Due to incompatibilities between the displays, the instrument clusters and/or turn signals may become unresponsive.

Safety consequence

Unresponsive instrument clusters and/or turn signals can increase the risk of a crash.

Manufacturer remedy

DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will replace the left instrument cluster with a cluster compatible with the right display, free of charge. The recall began on May 8, 2017. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL731.

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 17V043000

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.