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Daimler Trucks North America battery cable mounting bracket may not have been installed correctly, as a result, the improperly routed and clipped battery cable can contact the frame rail, possibly chafing and short circuiting.

NHTSA campaign 17V-451 · Reported July 17, 2017 · 1,308 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Daimler Trucks North America
VEHICLES AFFECTED
1,308
REMEDY
DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and revise the battery cable mounting bracket and cable routing, as necessary, free of charge.
COST
Free

The short version

Daimler Trucks North America LLC reported a problem with the 12v/24v/48v battery cables. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

A battery cable mounting bracket may not have been installed correctly, as a result, the improperly routed and clipped battery cable can contact the frame rail, possibly chafing and short circuiting.

WHY IT MATTERS

A battery cable short circuit can increase the risk of a fire.

WHAT TO DO

DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and revise the battery cable mounting bracket and cable routing, as necessary, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 17V-451.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
—See NHTSA record 17V-451

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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