NHTSA recall 18V903000
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 | 18V903000 |
| Manufacturer's number | FL-803 |
| Manufacturer | Daimler Trucks North America LLC |
| Reported | 2018-12-19 |
| Owners notified | 2019-07-31 |
| Component | POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY |
| Units potentially affected | 6795 |
| Report | Quarterly report 8, for 2021 quarter 2 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2021-04-13 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 6795 |
| Reported remedied | 4886 (71%) |
| Reported unreachable | 0 |
| Reported removed | 1 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2021 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 2018-2019 Freightliner 108SD, 114SD, 122SD, Cascadia, Business Class M2, Western Star 4700, 4900, and 5700 vehicles, equipped with certain Eaton ECA heavy-duty truck clutches. An internal component in the clutch assembly may fail, possibly resulting in unintended vehicle movement.
What can happen
Unintended vehicle movement can increase the risk of a crash.
The remedy
DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will update the software, and repair any physical components, free of charge. DTNA issued owners an interim notification on February 16, 2019. The recall began July 31, 2019. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL-803.
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.
| 2018 FREIGHTLINER 108SD | Built 2017-04-10 to 2018-07-02. |
|---|---|
| 2019 FREIGHTLINER 108SD | Built 2017-04-10 to 2018-07-02. |
| 2018 FREIGHTLINER 114SD | Built 2017-04-10 to 2018-07-02. |
| 2019 FREIGHTLINER 114SD | Built 2017-04-10 to 2018-07-02. |
| 2018 FREIGHTLINER 122SD | Built 2017-04-10 to 2018-07-02. |
| 2019 FREIGHTLINER 122SD | Built 2017-04-10 to 2018-07-02. |
| 2018 FREIGHTLINER BUSINESS CLASS M2 | Built 2017-04-10 to 2018-07-02. |
| 2019 FREIGHTLINER BUSINESS CLASS M2 | Built 2017-04-10 to 2018-07-02. |
| 2018 FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA | Built 2017-04-10 to 2018-07-02. |
| 2019 FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA | Built 2017-04-10 to 2018-07-02. |
| 2018 WESTERN STAR 4700 | Built 2017-04-10 to 2018-07-02. |
| 2019 WESTERN STAR 4700 | Built 2017-04-10 to 2018-07-02. |
| 2018 WESTERN STAR 4900 | Built 2017-04-10 to 2018-07-02. |
| 2019 WESTERN STAR 4900 | Built 2017-04-10 to 2018-07-02. |
| 2018 WESTERN STAR 5700 | Built 2017-04-10 to 2018-07-02. |
| 2019 WESTERN STAR 5700 | Built 2017-04-10 to 2018-07-02. |
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
| 810-14 | 2017-11-17. Service bulletin. 810-14 Clutch Position Sensor |
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A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.