# NHTSA recall 21V018000

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: 21V018000
- Manufacturer's number: FL\-873
- Manufacturer: Daimler Trucks North America, LLC
- Reported: 2021\-01\-20
- Owners notified: 2021\-03\-17
- Component: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
- Units potentially affected: 133

## What is wrong

Daimler Trucks North America, LLC \(DTNA\) is recalling 2021 Western Star 4700 and 5700, Freightliner Business Class M2, Cascadia, and Custom Chassis XC Chassis vehicles manufactured with a certain steering arm configuration with air disc brakes identified by the axle assembly supplier.  On certain vehicles, one of the six brake caliper mounting bolts on the driver side steer axle may have been incorrectly tightened.


## What can happen

The loose bolt could result in the other caliper bolts to loosen.  Insufficiently tightened bolts may not provide adequate clamping force between the brake caliper and brake anchor plate, resulting in reduced brake effectiveness, increasing the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and repair as necessary, free of charge.  The recall began March 17, 2021.  Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1\-800\-547\-0712.  DTNA's number for this recall is FL\-873.


## 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: Annual report 3, for 2025 quarter 1 to 2025 quarter 4
- Filed with NHTSA: 2026\-01\-26
- Vehicles in the campaign: 133
- Reported remedied: 107 \(80%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2025 quarter 4, 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

- 2021 FCCC XCL
- 2021 FCCC XCM
- 2021 FCCC XCP
- 2021 FCCC XCR
- 2021 FCCC XCS
- 2021 FREIGHTLINER BUSINESS CLASS M2
- [2021 FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA](/makes/freightliner/cascadia/2021/recalls.md)
- [2021 WESTERN STAR 4700](/makes/western-star/4700/2021/recalls.md)
- [2021 WESTERN STAR 5700](/makes/western-star/5700/2021/recalls.md)

## 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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