# NHTSA recall 13V074000

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: 13V074000
- Manufacturer's number: FL\-639
- Manufacturer: Daimler Trucks North America
- Reported: 2013\-03\-04
- Owners notified: 2013\-04\-29
- Component: EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- Units potentially affected: 161

## What is wrong

Daimler Trucks North America \(DTNA\) is recalling certain model year 2012\-2013 Business Class M2, 108SD, 114SD vehicle chassis, manufactured from December 3, 2011, through October 12, 2012 and equipped with a SmartPlex switch hub module.  Residue left over in the manufacturing process of the switch hub module may lead to intermittent shorts and energizing of certain switch hub module outputs.


## What can happen

If the module is energized, the module may inadvertently activate body equipment or features, increasing the risk of injury to the vehicle operator or increasing the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will replace any of the affected modules free of charge.  The recall began on April 29, 2013.  Owners may contact DTNA at 1\-800\-547\-0712.


## Notes

DTNA's recall campaign number is FL\-639.Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1\-888\-327\-4236 \(TTY 1\-800\-424\-9153\), or go to www.safercar.gov.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 8, for 2015 quarter 1
- Filed with NHTSA: 2015\-04\-30
- Vehicles in the campaign: 161
- Reported remedied: 73 \(45%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2015 quarter 1, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026\-10\-19.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2012 FREIGHTLINER 108SD](/makes/freightliner/108sd/2012/recalls.md). Built 2011\-12\-03 to 2012\-10\-12.
- [2013 FREIGHTLINER 108SD](/makes/freightliner/108sd/2013/recalls.md). Built 2011\-12\-03 to 2012\-10\-12.
- [2012 FREIGHTLINER 114SD](/makes/freightliner/114sd/2012/recalls.md). Built 2011\-12\-03 to 2012\-10\-12.
- [2013 FREIGHTLINER 114SD](/makes/freightliner/114sd/2013/recalls.md). Built 2011\-12\-03 to 2012\-10\-12.
- 2012 FREIGHTLINER BUSINESS CLASS M2. Built 2011\-12\-03 to 2012\-10\-12.
- 2013 FREIGHTLINER BUSINESS CLASS M2. Built 2011\-12\-03 to 2012\-10\-12.

## Investigated as PE13001

This recall followed 1 NHTSA investigation. An investigation is NHTSA looking into a possible defect. It is not a finding that a defect exists, and it does not say that any one vehicle is affected.

- PE13001: Preliminary evaluation, opened 2013\-01\-15, closed 2013\-04\-11. SmartPlex Multiplexer Module Failure. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT.

From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/13V074000/investigations](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/13V074000/investigations)

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

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

- [SS 3146\-FTL](/bulletins/11031985.md), 2026-05-02, Other
- [SS 3124\-FTL](/bulletins/11031974.md), 2026-05-02, Other
- [PB01\-009](/bulletins/11010136.md), 2024-11-06, Other
- [CXA 8\_24\_Bulkhead Module](/bulletins/11007515.md), 2024-09-07, Other
- [SS3146\-FTL](/bulletins/11007495.md), 2024-09-07, Other
- [SS3146\-FTL](/bulletins/11000985.md), 2024-06-05, Other
- [FAB210](/bulletins/10193776.md), 2021-05-19, Service bulletin
- [FAB162](/bulletins/10193748.md), 2021-05-18, Service bulletin
- [FAB152](/bulletins/10193695.md), 2021-05-18, Service bulletin
- [FAB147](/bulletins/10193691.md), 2021-05-18, 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)

JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/13V074000](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/13V074000)

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