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NHTSA recall 18V903000

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Campaign
Published byNHTSA (United States)
Campaign number18V903000
Manufacturer's numberFL-803
ManufacturerDaimler Trucks North America LLC
Reported2018-12-19
Owners notified2019-07-31
ComponentPOWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
Units potentially affected6795
Remedy progress the manufacturer reported
ReportQuarterly report 8, for 2021 quarter 2
Filed with NHTSA2021-04-13
Vehicles in the campaign6795
Reported remedied4886 (71%)
Reported unreachable0
Reported removed1

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.

Vehicles this campaign lists
2018 FREIGHTLINER 108SDBuilt 2017-04-10 to 2018-07-02.
2019 FREIGHTLINER 108SDBuilt 2017-04-10 to 2018-07-02.
2018 FREIGHTLINER 114SDBuilt 2017-04-10 to 2018-07-02.
2019 FREIGHTLINER 114SDBuilt 2017-04-10 to 2018-07-02.
2018 FREIGHTLINER 122SDBuilt 2017-04-10 to 2018-07-02.
2019 FREIGHTLINER 122SDBuilt 2017-04-10 to 2018-07-02.
2018 FREIGHTLINER BUSINESS CLASS M2Built 2017-04-10 to 2018-07-02.
2019 FREIGHTLINER BUSINESS CLASS M2Built 2017-04-10 to 2018-07-02.
2018 FREIGHTLINER CASCADIABuilt 2017-04-10 to 2018-07-02.
2019 FREIGHTLINER CASCADIABuilt 2017-04-10 to 2018-07-02.
2018 WESTERN STAR 4700Built 2017-04-10 to 2018-07-02.
2019 WESTERN STAR 4700Built 2017-04-10 to 2018-07-02.
2018 WESTERN STAR 4900Built 2017-04-10 to 2018-07-02.
2019 WESTERN STAR 4900Built 2017-04-10 to 2018-07-02.
2018 WESTERN STAR 5700Built 2017-04-10 to 2018-07-02.
2019 WESTERN STAR 5700Built 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

Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
810-142017-11-17. Service bulletin. 810-14 Clutch Position Sensor

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

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