# NHTSA recall 17V628000

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: 17V628000
- Manufacturer's number: FL\-751
- Manufacturer: Daimler Trucks North America LLC
- Reported: 2017\-10\-06
- Owners notified: 2018\-03\-07
- Component: STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY; STEERING
- Units potentially affected: 41

## What is wrong

Daimler Trucks North America LLC \(DTNA\) is recalling certain 2016 Western Star 4900 and Freightliner Cascadia vehicles, equipped with certain Spicer D\-Series and E\-Series steer axles.  The castellated nut on the steer axles may not be properly torqued, allowing the tie rod to loosen.


## What can happen

If the tie rod loosens, it may disconnect from the steering knuckle, causing a complete loss of steering and increasing the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the torque of the castellated nut and tie rod, tightening it as necessary.  If the tie rod stud and knuckle on units cannot be sufficiently torqued, the dealer will replace the knuckle and tie rod end assembly, free of charge.  DTNA issued an interim to owners on December 4, 2017.  The recall began on March 7, 2018. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1\-800\-547\-0712.  DTNA's number for this recall is FL\-751.


## 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.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 6, for 2019 quarter 2
- Filed with NHTSA: 2019\-07\-29
- Vehicles in the campaign: 41
- Reported remedied: 34 \(82%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2019 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.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2016 FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA](/makes/freightliner/cascadia/2016/recalls.md). Built 2015\-03\-17 to 2015\-05\-30.
- [2016 WESTERN STAR 4900](/makes/western-star/4900/2016/recalls.md). Built 2015\-05\-08 to 2015\-05\-14.

## 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)

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