NHTSA recall 15V859000
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) |
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| Campaign number | 15V859000 |
| Manufacturer's number | FL-699 |
| Manufacturer | Daimler Trucks North America LLC |
| Reported | 2015-12-22 |
| Owners notified | 2016-02-02 |
| Component | POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY |
| Units potentially affected | 43 |
| Report | Quarterly report 9, for 2018 quarter 1 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2021-01-19 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 43 |
| Reported remedied | 35 (81%) |
| Reported unreachable | 0 |
| Reported removed | 0 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2018 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.
What is wrong
Daimler Trucks North America, Inc. (DTNA) is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 Freightliner 108SD, 114SD, Business Class M2, and Western Star 4900 vehicles manufactured September 26, 2014, to November 6, 2015, and equipped with certain drive axles manufactured by Marmon-Herrington. The affected axles have hex nuts on the flange yoke that may not have been properly tightened.
What can happen
If the hex nuts are not tightened to specification, the driveshaft may disconnect from the drive axle, resulting in a loss of propulsion and increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the hex nuts, tightening them as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on February 5, 2016. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-745-8000, or Marmon-Herrington customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL-699.
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.
| 2015 FREIGHTLINER 108SD | Built 2014-09-26 to 2015-11-06. |
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| 2016 FREIGHTLINER 108SD | Built 2014-09-26 to 2015-11-06. |
| 2015 FREIGHTLINER 114SD | Built 2014-09-26 to 2015-11-06. |
| 2016 FREIGHTLINER 114SD | Built 2014-09-26 to 2015-11-06. |
| 2015 FREIGHTLINER BUSINESS CLASS M2 | Built 2014-09-26 to 2015-11-06. |
| 2016 FREIGHTLINER BUSINESS CLASS M2 | Built 2014-09-26 to 2015-11-06. |
| 2015 WESTERN STAR 4900 | Built 2014-09-26 to 2015-11-06. |
| 2016 WESTERN STAR 4900 | Built 2014-09-26 to 2015-11-06. |
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
| FL718 | 2017-06-01. Service bulletin. FL718 FRONT AXLE HUB RATING |
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A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.