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Freightliner weld around the igen3 steering shaft tube that secures the spline tube to the intermediate tube may be mislocated (I.E., not fully over the seam created when the tubes are pressed together.)

NHTSA campaign 10V-322 · Reported July 13, 2010 · 6,325 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Freightliner M2
VEHICLES AFFECTED
6,325
REMEDY
DTNA WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND THE BUSES WILL BE REPAIRED FREE OF CHARGE.
COST
Free

The short version

DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA reported a problem with the steering column. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

THE WELD AROUND THE IGEN3 STEERING SHAFT TUBE THAT SECURES THE SPLINE TUBE TO THE INTERMEDIATE TUBE MAY BE MISLOCATED (I.E., NOT FULLY OVER THE SEAM CREATED WHEN THE TUBES ARE PRESSED TOGETHER.)

WHY IT MATTERS

MISLOCATED WELDS MAY RESULT IN TORSIONAL AND AXIAL STRENGTH FALLING BELOW ACCEPTABLE LEVELS. THIS CONDITION COULD RESULT IN SEPARATION OF THE STEERING COLUMN, LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AND A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.

WHAT TO DO

DTNA WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND THE BUSES WILL BE REPAIRED FREE OF CHARGE.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 10V-322.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
2009–2010Freightliner M2

What changed

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