Freightliner 108SD, 114SD, Business Class M2; Western Star 4900 (2015-2016): Power train
Recall 15V859000 · Dec 22, 2015 · Daimler Trucks North America LLC
43
vehicles affected
43
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 15V859000
- Date
- Dec 22, 2015
- Maker
- Daimler Trucks North America LLC
- Units affected
- 43
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Power train > Axle assembly
- Model years
- 2015-2016
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Crash risk
What is wrong
Daimler Trucks North America, Inc. (DTNA) is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 Freightliner 108SD, 114SD, Business Class M2, and Western Star 4900 vehicles manufactured September 26, 2014, to November 6, 2015, and equipped with certain drive axles manufactured by Marmon-Herrington. The affected axles have hex nuts on the flange yoke that may not have been properly tightened.
What can happen
If the hex nuts are not tightened to specification, the driveshaft may disconnect from the drive axle, resulting in a loss of propulsion and increasing the risk of a crash.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the hex nuts, tightening them as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on February 5, 2016. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-745-8000, or Marmon-Herrington customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL-699.
Vehicles covered
4 models, 8 model years in all
| Make | Model | Model years |
|---|---|---|
| Freightliner | 108SD | 2015-2016 |
| Freightliner | 114SD | 2015-2016 |
| Freightliner | Business Class M2 | 2015-2016 |
| Western Star | 4900 | 2015-2016 |
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Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 15V859000?
4 models: Freightliner 108SD (2015-2016), Freightliner 114SD (2015-2016), Freightliner Business Class M2 (2015-2016) and 1 more, about 43 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 15V859000?
DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the hex nuts, tightening them as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on February 5, 2016. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-745-8000, or Marmon-Herrington customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL-699.
What can happen?
If the hex nuts are not tightened to specification, the driveshaft may disconnect from the drive axle, resulting in a loss of propulsion and increasing the risk of a crash.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. A dealer can tell whether a single vehicle still needs the repair.