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NHTSA recall 20V642000

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Campaign
Published byNHTSA (United States)
Campaign number20V642000
Manufacturer's numberFL-865
ManufacturerDaimler Trucks North America LLC
Reported2020-10-16
Owners notified2021-05-28
ComponentPOWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
Units potentially affected4329
Remedy progress the manufacturer reported
ReportAnnual report 3, for 2025 quarter 2 to 2026 quarter 1
Filed with NHTSA2026-04-14
Vehicles in the campaign4329
Reported remedied3722 (85%)
Reported unreachable0
Reported removed0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2026 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 LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Freightliner Cascadia, Business Class M2, 108SD, 114SD and 122SD and Western Star 4700, 4900 and 5700 vehicles. An internal component within the clutch assembly may fail, which in certain circumstances could allow the vehicle to move unexpectedly.

What can happen

Unintended vehicle movement van increase the risk of a crash.

The remedy

DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will update the software and replace the clutches, free of charge. DTNA issued owners an interim notification on December 7, 2020. Owner notification letters were mailed on May 28, 2021. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL-865.

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 108SD
2019 FREIGHTLINER 108SD
2018 FREIGHTLINER 114SD
2019 FREIGHTLINER 114SD
2018 FREIGHTLINER 122SD
2019 FREIGHTLINER 122SD
2018 FREIGHTLINER BUSINESS CLASS M2
2019 FREIGHTLINER BUSINESS CLASS M2
2018 FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA
2019 FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA
2018 WESTERN STAR 4700
2019 WESTERN STAR 4700
2018 WESTERN STAR 4900
2019 WESTERN STAR 4900
2018 WESTERN STAR 5700
2019 WESTERN STAR 5700

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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