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Freightliner have tow hooks used for recovery purposes that may fail during use.

NHTSA campaign 17V-452 · Reported July 17, 2017 · 2,483 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Freightliner 114SD, Cascadia, M2, 4700 and 5700
VEHICLES AFFECTED
2,483
REMEDY
DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the vehicle's tow hooks and, depending on their production date codes, will replace them, free of charge.
COST
Free

The short version

Daimler Trucks North America LLC reported a problem with the equipment. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

These vehicles have tow hooks used for recovery purposes that may fail during use.

WHY IT MATTERS

If the tow hook fails without warning during a recovery operation, the sudden release of the vehicle may increase the risk of injury.

WHAT TO DO

DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the vehicle's tow hooks and, depending on their production date codes, will replace them, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 17V-452.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
2018Freightliner 114SD
2018Freightliner Cascadia
2018Freightliner M2
2018Western Star 4700
2018Western Star 5700

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

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