# NHTSA recall 23V299000

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: 23V299000
- Manufacturer's number: FL971
- Manufacturer: Daimler Trucks North America, LLC
- Reported: 2023\-04\-26
- Owners notified: 2023\-06\-19
- Component: ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL \(ESC\)
- Units potentially affected: 266

## What is wrong

Daimler Trucks North America, LLC \(DTNA\) is recalling certain short wheelbase 2020\-2024 Freightliner Cascadia, 2021\-2024 Freightliner M2 Business Class, 2022 Western Star 4700, and 2020 Freightliner Classic Cascadia vehicles.  The vehicle is equipped with an electronic stability control system and tire combination that may understeer during a J\-turn.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 136, "Electronic Stability Control Systems on Heavy Vehicles."


## What can happen

Understeering during a J\-turn may increase the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

DTNA will replace the tires, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 19, 2023.  Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1\-800\-547\-0712.  DTNA's number for this recall is FL971.


## 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.nhtsa.gov.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Annual report 1, for 2025 quarter 2 to 2026 quarter 1
- Filed with NHTSA: 2026\-04\-14
- Vehicles in the campaign: 266
- Reported remedied: 215 \(80%\)
- 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 FREIGHTLINER BUSINESS CLASS M2
- 2022 FREIGHTLINER BUSINESS CLASS M2
- 2023 FREIGHTLINER BUSINESS CLASS M2
- 2024 FREIGHTLINER BUSINESS CLASS M2
- [2020 FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA](/makes/freightliner/cascadia/2020/recalls.md)
- [2021 FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA](/makes/freightliner/cascadia/2021/recalls.md)
- [2022 FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA](/makes/freightliner/cascadia/2022/recalls.md)
- [2023 FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA](/makes/freightliner/cascadia/2023/recalls.md)
- [2024 FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA](/makes/freightliner/cascadia/2024/recalls.md)
- [2020 FREIGHTLINER CLASSIC CASCADIA](/makes/freightliner/classic/2020/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [2022 WESTERN STAR 4700](/makes/western-star/4700/2022/recalls.md)

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

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

- [TEM\-11\-00001](/bulletins/11035536.md), 2026-08-03, Other
- [CXA 04\_26\_Side Guard](/bulletins/11031981.md), 2026-05-02, Other
- [PB\-54\-949\-FTL](/bulletins/11031957.md), 2026-05-02, Service bulletin
- [TSB\-54\-381\-FTL](/bulletins/11030508.md), 2026-04-02, Service bulletin
- [TSB54\-364\-FTL](/bulletins/11025884.md), 2025-12-02, Service bulletin
- [FAB344](/bulletins/11024978.md), 2025-11-05, Other
- [CXA\_8\_25\_KY AEB](/bulletins/11022338.md), 2025-09-02, Other
- [KY AEB Notice](/bulletins/11022314.md), 2025-09-02, Other
- [TSB54\-366\-FTL](/bulletins/11012310.md), 2025-01-03, Service bulletin
- [SS3142\-FTL](/bulletins/11011107.md), 2024-12-04, Other

## 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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