NHTSA recall 12V138000
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 | 12V138000 |
| Manufacturer's number | FL-624 |
| Manufacturer | DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA |
| Reported | 2012-04-02 |
| Owners notified | 2012-11-21 |
| Component | SEATS |
| Units potentially affected | 5247 |
What is wrong
DAIMLER TRUCKS (DTNA) IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2012 FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA AND WESTERN STAR 4900 VEHICLES, MANUFACTURED FROM DECEMBER 22, 2011, THROUGH FEBRUARY 23, 2012. THESE VEHICLES MAY BE EQUIPPED WITH CERTAIN NATIONAL SEAT BRAND DRIVER’S SEATS. THESE SEAT BASES MAY HAVE OUT-OF-SPECIFICATION WELDS THAT MAY ALLOW THE SEAT TO BUCKLE UNEXPECTEDLY.
What can happen
AN UNEXPECTED MOVEMENT OF THE SEAT COULD AFFECT VEHICLE CONTROL AND VISIBILITY, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
DTNA WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND AFFECTED VEHICLES WILL HAVE REPLACEMENT COMPONENTS INSTALLED BY DTNA AUTHORIZED SERVICE FACILITIES, FREE OF CHARGE. AN INTERIM LETTER WAS MAILED TO OWNERS ON MAY 16, 2012. THE RECALL TO PERFORM THE FINAL REMEDY BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 21, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DTNA AT 1-800-547-0712.
Notes
DTNA'S RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS FL-624.CUSTOMERS MAY CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153); OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.
| 2012 FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA | Built 2011-12-22 to 2012-02-23. |
|---|---|
| 2012 FREIGHTLINER WESTERN STAR | Built 2011-12-22 to 2012-02-23. |
A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| FL624 | 2018-06-11. Service bulletin. FL624-DLR National Seating Seat Suspension Welds |
|---|---|
| SF-477-AB | 2013-04-24. Service bulletin. FREIGHTLINER: ISRINGHAUSEN SEAT SLIDE STOPS. THIS IS CAUSING THE SEAT TO RIDE UP OVER THE STOP. THIS COULD CAUSE THE SEAT TO GET STUCK IN THE AFT POSITION AND CANNOT BE ADJUSTED FORWARD. *KB |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.