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Daimler Trucks North America uSTART module electronics can short circuit internally, causing the vehicle's battery to fully discharge into the uSTART module.

NHTSA campaign 19V-916 · Reported December 23, 2019 · 1,852 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Daimler Trucks North America
VEHICLES AFFECTED
1,852
REMEDY
DTNA will notify owners, and dealers remove the uSTART and replace it with an equivalent battery, 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

The uSTART module electronics can short circuit internally, causing the vehicle's battery to fully discharge into the uSTART module.

WHY IT MATTERS

A short circuit in the uStart module can increase the risk of a fire.

WHAT TO DO

DTNA will notify owners, and dealers remove the uSTART and replace it with an equivalent battery, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 19V-916.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
—See NHTSA record 19V-916

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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