# Transport Canada recall 2020217

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: Transport Canada \(Canada\)
- Campaign number: 2020217
- Manufacturer's number: FL\-852
- Reported: 2020\-05\-18
- Component: Electrical
- Notification type: Safety Mfr
- Units potentially affected: 840

## What is wrong

Issue:

On certain trucks, an undersized wire in the ground circuit harness could overheat and melt a connector. If this happens, the engine may stall and you may not be able to restart it.

Safety Risk:

A loss of engine power could increase the risk of a crash.

Corrective Actions:

Daimler Trucks North America \(DTNA\) will notify owners by mail and instruct you to take your truck to an authorized DTNA Service Facility to replace the ground wire harness.


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2019 WESTERN STAR 4700](/makes/western-star/4700/2019/recalls.md)
- [2020 WESTERN STAR 4700](/makes/western-star/4700/2020/recalls.md)
- [2021 WESTERN STAR 4700](/makes/western-star/4700/2021/recalls.md)
- [2019 WESTERN STAR 5700](/makes/western-star/5700/2019/recalls.md)
- [2020 WESTERN STAR 5700](/makes/western-star/5700/2020/recalls.md)
- [2021 WESTERN STAR 5700](/makes/western-star/5700/2021/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.

- [CXA\_10\_25\_Tech Questions](/bulletins/11024966.md), 2025-11-05, Other
- [CALWS83\-001](/bulletins/10201680.md), 2021-09-29, Service bulletin
- [SBW54\-080](/bulletins/10198595.md), 2021-06-29, Service bulletin
- [SS708\-WST2021](/bulletins/10198288.md), 2021-06-26, Service bulletin
- [TechTalk566681](/bulletins/10194820.md), 2021-06-02, Service bulletin
- [TechTalk12347K](/bulletins/10189961.md), 2021-04-06, Service bulletin
- [TechTalk12331K](/bulletins/10189796.md), 2021-04-05, Service bulletin
- [SBW54\-057](/bulletins/10189332.md), 2021-03-25, Service bulletin
- [WP21\-007](/bulletins/10189319.md), 2021-03-24, Service bulletin
- [TechTalk6504](/bulletins/10187934.md), 2021-03-02, Service bulletin

## 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)

Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.

JSON: [/v1/recalls/tc/2020217](/v1/recalls/tc/2020217)

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