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Daimler Trucks North America engine ground stud may not have been properly tightened, causing the vehicle to seek other electrical paths to ground.

NHTSA campaign 18V-697 · Reported October 10, 2018 · 1,545 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Daimler Trucks North America
VEHICLES AFFECTED
1,545
REMEDY
DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the grounding of the engine ground stud, repairing it as needed, free of charge.
COST
Free

The short version

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

WHAT

The engine ground stud may not have been properly tightened, causing the vehicle to seek other electrical paths to ground.

WHY IT MATTERS

If other wires or components unintentionally serve as an engine ground, they may overheat, increasing the risk of a fire.

WHAT TO DO

DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the grounding of the engine ground stud, repairing it as needed, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 18V-697.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
—See NHTSA record 18V-697

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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