# NHTSA recall 21V256000

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: 21V256000
- Manufacturer's number: FL\-884
- Manufacturer: Daimler Trucks North America, LLC
- Reported: 2021\-04\-12
- Owners notified: 2021\-06\-10
- Component: STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY; STEERING:CRITICAL FASTENERS
- Units potentially affected: 12470
- Part numbers: N308676020025, N308676020022

## What is wrong

Daimler Trucks North America, LLC \(DTNA\) is recalling certain 2021\-2022 Freightliner Cascadia, Business Class M2, 114SD, 108SD, 122SD, Custom Chass S2 Chassis, Custom Chass XB Chassis, Custom Chass XC Chassis, and Custom Chass MT Chassis Western Star 4700, 4900, 5700 vehicles.  The steering arm and tie rod bolts may have a defective seam that can fracture.


## What can happen

A fractured bolt may cause a loss of steering, increasing the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will replace the tie rod arm and steering arm bolts, free of charge.  The recall began on June 10, 2021.  Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1\-800\-547\-0712.  DTNA's number for this recall is FL\-884.


## 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 2 to 2026 quarter 1
- Filed with NHTSA: 2026\-04\-13
- Vehicles in the campaign: 12470
- Reported remedied: 11195 \(89%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 0

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.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- 2021 FCCC MT45
- 2022 FCCC MT45
- 2021 FCCC MT55
- 2022 FCCC MT55
- 2022 FCCC S2
- 2022 FCCC XB CHASSIS
- 2021 FCCC XC CHASSIS
- 2022 FCCC XC CHASSIS
- [2021 FREIGHTLINER 108SD](/makes/freightliner/108sd/2021/recalls.md)
- [2022 FREIGHTLINER 108SD](/makes/freightliner/108sd/2022/recalls.md)
- [2021 FREIGHTLINER 114SD](/makes/freightliner/114sd/2021/recalls.md)
- [2022 FREIGHTLINER 114SD](/makes/freightliner/114sd/2022/recalls.md)
- 2021 FREIGHTLINER 122SD
- 2022 FREIGHTLINER 122SD
- 2021 FREIGHTLINER BUSINESS CLASS M2
- 2022 FREIGHTLINER BUSINESS CLASS M2
- [2021 FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA](/makes/freightliner/cascadia/2021/recalls.md)
- [2022 FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA](/makes/freightliner/cascadia/2022/recalls.md)
- 2021 FREIGHTLINER CUSTOM CHASS S2
- 2021 FREIGHTLINER CUSTOM CHASS XB
- [2021 WESTERN STAR 4700](/makes/western-star/4700/2021/recalls.md)
- [2022 WESTERN STAR 4700](/makes/western-star/4700/2022/recalls.md)
- [2021 WESTERN STAR 4900](/makes/western-star/4900/2021/recalls.md)
- [2022 WESTERN STAR 4900](/makes/western-star/4900/2022/recalls.md)
- [2021 WESTERN STAR 5700](/makes/western-star/5700/2021/recalls.md)
- [2022 WESTERN STAR 5700](/makes/western-star/5700/2022/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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