Freightliner Cascadia (2014): Service brakes, air
Recall 13V403000 · Sep 5, 2013 · Daimler Trucks North America
106
vehicles affected
106
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 13V403000
- Date
- Sep 5, 2013
- Maker
- Daimler Trucks North America
- Units affected
- 106
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Service brakes, air > Disc > Caliper
- Model years
- 2014
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Crash risk
What is wrong
Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain model year 2014 Freightliner Cascadia trucks manufactured January 21, 2013, through May 10, 2013; and equipped with Wabco Maxxus Brakes. The brake caliper mounting bolts may be incorrectly torqued, which could result in the bolts loosening.
What can happen
The bolts may not provide adequate clamping force between the brake caliper and brake anchor plate, resulting in the caliper detaching and thus reduced brake effectiveness. Reduced brake effectiveness increases the risk of a crash.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and tighten the caliper mounting bolts, as needed, free of charge. The recall began on November 8, 2013. Owner's may contact Daimler at 1-800-547-0712. Daimler's recall number is FL-644.
Vehicles covered
1 model, 1 model year in all
| Make | Model | Model years |
|---|---|---|
| Freightliner | Cascadia | 2014 |
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Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 13V403000?
1 model: Freightliner Cascadia (2014), about 106 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 13V403000?
DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and tighten the caliper mounting bolts, as needed, free of charge. The recall began on November 8, 2013. Owner's may contact Daimler at 1-800-547-0712. Daimler's recall number is FL-644.
What can happen?
The bolts may not provide adequate clamping force between the brake caliper and brake anchor plate, resulting in the caliper detaching and thus reduced brake effectiveness. Reduced brake effectiveness increases 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.