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Daimler Trucks North America LLC — PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:AIR

NHTSA · 14V681000 · published 2014-10-29

NHTSA campaign 14V681000

Hazard

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.

Consequence

If the parking brake applies without warning while driving and without activating the brake lights, there is an increased risk of a crash.

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.

The text above is quoted verbatim from the NHTSA record. Confirm the affected units and the remedy with the manufacturer or NHTSA. Recall data may be incomplete, delayed, or superseded.

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Affected products

2013 FREIGHTLINER M2
2014 FREIGHTLINER M2
2015 FREIGHTLINER M2