2013 Freightliner Business Class M2 recall: lights
⚠️ What's wrong
Daimler trucks (dtna) is recalling certain model year 2013 freightliner Business Class M2 vehicles manufactured from february 6, 2012, through march 14, 2012 because the low beam headlights turn off in high beam mode.
💥 The risk
If this occurs, the driver may have reduced foreground lighting while driving, increasing the risk of a crash.
🔧 The fix
Dtna will notify owners, and where necessary, the vehicle software will be updated by dtna authorized service facilities, free of charge. The safety recall began on june 26, 2012. Owners may contact dtna at 1-800-547-0712.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 12V207000
- Manufacturer recall #
- FL-626
- Manufacturer
- DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA
- Vehicles affected
- 1,248
- Component
- EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
- Owner phone
- 1-800-547-0712
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Jun 26, 2012
- Built
- Feb 6, 2012 – Mar 14, 2012
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Dtna's recall campaign number is FL-626.customers may contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www.safercar.gov.