NHTSA campaign 22V817000 · Manufacturer campaign FL-958

Freightliner and Western Star Recall 22V-817: Corroded Modulator Valve May Cause Brake Pull

NHTSA recall 22V817000 (Manufacturer campaign FL-958) was reported by Daimler Trucks North America, LLC on November 1, 2022, with 219,390 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Freightliner Cascadia, Western Star 49X, Freightliner Business Class M2 and more for model years 2017–2023. Owners were notified on October 16, 2023, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
22V817000 (also written 22V-817 or 22V817)
Filed by
Daimler Trucks North America, LLC
Manufacturer campaign number
FL-958
Report received
Potentially affected
219,390 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Service Brakes, Air — Antilock — Modulator
Owners notified

Repair completion: 83.58% (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 22V817000. 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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Western Star

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 22V817000.

Defect description

Daimler Trucks North America, LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2017-2023 Freightliner Cascadia, 2020-2022 Freightliner Business Class M2, and 2022 Freightliner 114SD, and 2020-2023 Western Star 49X, 2021-2023 Western Star 47X, and 2021-2022 Western Star 57X vehicles. The brake modulator valves on the front axle may corrode and cause the vehicle to pull to the affected side during an Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) braking event.

Safety consequence

Brakes that pull to one side during an ACC braking event may cause a sudden change in vehicle direction, increasing the risk of a crash.

Manufacturer remedy

Dealers will inspect and replace the front brake modulator valves, as necessary. Some vehicles will have a software update which will alert driver when a replacement is required. All repairs will be performed free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed beginning October 16, 2023. DTNA's number for this recall is FL-958. This recall expands and replaces previous recall 20V-390. All vehicles previously repaired under recall 20V-390 will need to have the new remedy performed.

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.nhtsa.gov.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 22V817000

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.