{"source":"nhtsa","country":"us","campaign":"22V722000","date":"2022-09-28","owner_notified":"2023-03-15","manufacturer":"Daimler Trucks North America, LLC","component":"STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY","summary":"Daimler Trucks North America, LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2022-2023 Western Star 4700 and 2023 Western Star 4900, 49X, 6900, and Freightliner 114SD vehicles.  The tie rod clamps may have been improperly heat-treated, causing them to crack and allowing the tie rods to separate.","consequence":"Tie rod separation can result in a sudden loss of steering, increasing the risk of a crash.","remedy":"Dealers will replace the tie rod clamps, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed Marc 15, 2023.  Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712.  DTNA's number for this recall is FL955.","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.","mfr_campaign":"FL955","part_number":"S10-14098-011, C10-00029-159, C10-00029-147, C10-00029-146, C10-00030-177","units":36,"completion":{"kind":"annual","report_number":1,"period_from":"2025-1","period_to":"2025-4","submitted":"2026-01-23","involved":36,"remedied":27,"unreachable":0,"removed":0,"remedied_percent":75,"as_of":"2026-10-19"},"do_not_drive":false,"park_outside":false,"notification":null,"french":null,"vehicles":[{"year":2023,"make":"FREIGHTLINER","model":"114SD","vehicle_id":"2023_freightliner_114sd","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":2022,"make":"WESTERN STAR","model":"4700","vehicle_id":"2022_western-star_4700","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":2023,"make":"WESTERN STAR","model":"4700","vehicle_id":"2023_western-star_4700","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":2023,"make":"WESTERN STAR","model":"4900","vehicle_id":"2023_western-star_4900","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":2023,"make":"WESTERN STAR","model":"49X","vehicle_id":null,"match":null,"built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":2023,"make":"WESTERN STAR","model":"6900","vehicle_id":"2023_western-star_6900","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null}],"may_apply":true,"as_of":"2026-10-19","lookup":{"nhtsa":"https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls","tc":"https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng","maker":null},"attribution":[],"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/nhtsa/22V722000"}