NHTSA recall 14V150000
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 | 14V150000 |
| Manufacturer's number | FL-661 |
| Manufacturer | Daimler Trucks North America LLC |
| Reported | 2014-03-28 |
| Owners notified | 2014-05-22 |
| Component | SEAT BELTS |
| Units potentially affected | 938 |
| Report | Quarterly report 6, for 2015 quarter 3 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2015-10-30 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 938 |
| Reported remedied | 478 (50%) |
| Reported unreachable | 0 |
| Reported removed | 0 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2015 quarter 3, 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.
What is wrong
Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain model year 2014 Freightliner 108SD, 114SD, 122SD, Coronado, Argosy, Cascadia, Columbia, and M2 Business Class, and Western Star 4700, and 4900 vehicles manufactured August 5, 2013, through November 15, 2013, and equipped with IMMI-brand L9 seat belt buckles. When the button is pressed to release the seat belt, the latch plate can become partially engaged with the buckle, making the seat belt difficult to unlatch. Thus, these vehicles fail to conform to the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 209, "Seat Belt Assemblies."
What can happen
If the latch plate remains partially engaged after the button is pressed, egress from the vehicle could be hindered which would increase the risk of injury in the event of an emergency.
The remedy
DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and replace the seat belt buckle, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on May 22, 2014. Owners may contact Daimler at 1-800-385-4357. DTNA's number for this campaign is FL-661. Note: This is an expansion of recall 13V-604.
Notes
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.
| 2014 FREIGHTLINER 108SD | Built 2013-08-05 to 2013-11-15. |
|---|---|
| 2015 FREIGHTLINER 114SD | Built 2013-08-05 to 2013-11-15. |
| 2014 FREIGHTLINER 122SD | Built 2013-08-05 to 2013-11-15. |
| 2014 FREIGHTLINER ARGOSY | Built 2013-08-05 to 2013-11-15. |
| 2014 FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA | Built 2013-08-05 to 2013-11-15. |
| 2014 FREIGHTLINER COLUMBIA | Built 2013-08-05 to 2013-11-15. |
| 2014 FREIGHTLINER CORONADO | Built 2013-08-05 to 2013-11-15. |
| 2014 FREIGHTLINER M2 | Built 2013-08-05 to 2013-11-15. |
| 2014 WESTERN STAR 4700 | Built 2013-08-05 to 2013-11-15. |
| 2014 WESTERN STAR 4900 | Built 2013-08-05 to 2013-11-15. |
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
| FAB147 | 2021-05-18. Service bulletin. Freightliner Action Bulletin FAB147 Vehicle Data Recorder and Seat Belt Display |
|---|---|
| JOYSON LTR | 2020-11-01. Service bulletin. Joyson Safety Systems letter informing DTNA about Hikone Webbing Investigation. JSS is near completion of an initial investigation regarding data integrity issues at the seatbelt webbing manufacturing facility in Hikone, Japan acquired from Takata in April of 2018. |
| FL725 | 2018-06-18. Service bulletin. FL725 Western Star Seat Belt Anchor Plates |
| FL654-recall1 | 2018-01-05. Service bulletin. Recall FL654A-Z-rev_IMMI Seat Belt Buckle |
| Recall FL654 | 2018-01-05. Service bulletin. Recall FL654A-Z_IMMI Seat Belt Buckles |
| ICI16-027 | 2017-10-15. Service bulletin. ICI16-027 FL725 ? Interim Recall Notice |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.