# NHTSA recall 11V257000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 11V257000
- Manufacturer's number: FL\-606
- Manufacturer: DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA
- Reported: 2011\-04\-26
- Owners notified: 2011\-06\-27
- Component: POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
- Units potentially affected: 347

## What is wrong

DAIMLER TRUCKS IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011\-2012 FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA, M2, AND WESTERN STAR 4900 VEHICLES, MANUFACTURED FROM JANUARY 11, 2011, THROUGH FEBRUARY 21, 2011, AND EQUIPPED WITH A MERITOR DRIVELINE.   THE TUBING USED TO ASSEMBLE THE AFFECTED DRIVELINES HAS A NONCONFORMING SEAM WELD WITH INSUFFICIENT BONDING OF THE MATERIAL.


## What can happen

A TUBE SEAM WELD THAT IS NOT PROPERLY BONDED CAN RESULT IN THE DRIVELINE ASSEMBLY FRACTURING ALONG THE LENGTH OF THE TUBE SEAM WELD.  THE FRACTURED TUBE CAN TWIST OR SEVER.  THIS COULD RESULT IN ADDITIONAL DAMAGE TO THE DRIVELINE, THE VEHICLE TO WHICH IT IS ATTACHED AND ANY ADDITIONAL NEARBY COMPONENTS.  THIS MAY INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH.


## The remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE DRIVELINES FREE OF CHARGE.  THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 27, 2011.  OWNERS MAY CONTACT DAIMLER TRUCKS AT 1\-800\-547\-0712.


## Notes

DAIMLER SAFETY RECALL NO. FL\-606.OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1\-888\-327\-4236 \(TTY 1\-800\-424\-9153\), OR GO TO \<A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV\>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV\</A\> .


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2011 FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA](/makes/freightliner/cascadia/2011/recalls.md). Built 2011\-01\-11 to 2011\-02\-21.
- [2012 FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA](/makes/freightliner/cascadia/2012/recalls.md). Built 2011\-01\-11 to 2011\-02\-21.
- [2011 FREIGHTLINER M2](/makes/freightliner/m2/2011/recalls.md). Built 2011\-01\-11 to 2011\-02\-21.
- [2012 FREIGHTLINER M2](/makes/freightliner/m2/2012/recalls.md). Built 2011\-01\-11 to 2011\-02\-21.
- 2011 FREIGHTLINER WESTERN STAR. Built 2011\-01\-11 to 2011\-02\-21.
- 2012 FREIGHTLINER WESTERN STAR. Built 2011\-01\-11 to 2011\-02\-21.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [ICI22\-017](/bulletins/10210548.md), 2022-05-03, Service bulletin
- [FAB162](/bulletins/10193748.md), 2021-05-18, Service bulletin
- [FAB158](/bulletins/10193732.md), 2021-05-18, Service bulletin
- [SS3075\-FTL2021](/bulletins/10191149.md), 2021-05-01, Service bulletin
- [D21M1](/bulletins/10191143.md), 2021-05-01, Service bulletin
- [TechTalk12291K](/bulletins/10189910.md), 2021-04-05, Service bulletin
- [TT8745](/bulletins/10187335.md), 2021-02-22, Service bulletin
- [Techtalk7900](/bulletins/10186641.md), 2021-02-03, Service bulletin
- [Techtalk7930](/bulletins/10184911.md), 2020-12-31, Service bulletin
- [SB35\-036](/bulletins/10184785.md), 2020-12-30, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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