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Daimler Trucks North America affected vehicles have a 220 amp alternator that may develop a short circuit.

NHTSA campaign 16V-880 · Reported December 7, 2016 · 235 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Daimler Trucks North America
VEHICLES AFFECTED
235
REMEDY
DTNA will notify owners, and DTNA dealers will replace the alternator, free of charge.
COST
Free

The short version

Daimler Trucks North America LLC reported a problem with the electrical system alternator/generator/regulator. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

The affected vehicles have a 220 amp alternator that may develop a short circuit.

WHY IT MATTERS

If the alternator develops a short circuit, there is an increased risk of a fire.

WHAT TO DO

DTNA will notify owners, and DTNA dealers will replace the alternator, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 16V-880.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
—See NHTSA record 16V-880

What changed

Newest first. The record shows both when the recall began and what has changed since.

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA. LATEST

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What this record means

Data from the NHTSA recall database. A clean VIN check means no open federal recalls for that vehicle — not that it never had one.

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