NHTSA recall 16V711000
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 | 16V711000 |
| Manufacturer's number | FL-725 |
| Manufacturer | Daimler Trucks North America LLC |
| Reported | 2016-10-05 |
| Owners notified | 2017-02-24 |
| Component | SEAT BELTS |
| Units potentially affected | 1944 |
| Report | Quarterly report 6, for 2018 quarter 2 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2018-07-30 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 1944 |
| Reported remedied | 1389 (71%) |
| Reported unreachable | 0 |
| Reported removed | 4 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2018 quarter 2, 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 2014-2017 Western Star 4900 and 5700 trucks manufactured March 22, 2013, to September 23, 2016 and equipped with a Stratosphere sleeper cab. The seat belt mounting plate may have a drill hole that is too large.
What can happen
If the plate has a hole that is too big, the plate may fail when it stressed such as in the event of a crash, preventing the seat belt from adequately restraining the seat occupant, increasing the risk of injury.
The remedy
DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will reinforce the seat belt mounting plate, free of charge. An interim notice was mailed to owners on December 7 2016. The final remedy is now available. A second notice was mailed to owners on February 24, 2017. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL-725.
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 WESTERN STAR 4900 | Built 2013-03-22 to 2016-09-23. |
|---|---|
| 2015 WESTERN STAR 4900 | Built 2013-03-22 to 2016-09-23. |
| 2016 WESTERN STAR 4900 | Built 2013-03-22 to 2016-09-23. |
| 2017 WESTERN STAR 4900 | Built 2013-03-22 to 2016-09-23. |
| 2014 WESTERN STAR 5700 | Built 2013-03-22 to 2016-09-23. |
| 2015 WESTERN STAR 5700 | Built 2013-03-22 to 2016-09-23. |
| 2016 WESTERN STAR 5700 | Built 2013-03-22 to 2016-09-23. |
| 2017 WESTERN STAR 5700 | Built 2013-03-22 to 2016-09-23. |
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
| 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. |
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| 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.