2014 Freightliner MBC & 2014 Freightliner MT45 + 1 more recall: electrical system
⚠️ What's wrong
Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) is recalling certain model year 2014 Freightliner Custom Chassis MT45, MT55 and MBC Chassis manufactured September 24, 2013, through November 7, 2013. In the affected vehicles, due to an incorrect calibration, the speedometer may display a speed lower than the vehicle is actually traveling.
💥 The risk
With the incorrect calibration, the driver may unknowingly exceed the posted speed limit, increasing the risk of a crash.
🔧 The fix
DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will update the instrument cluster software to the correct calibration, free of charge. Owners may contact DTNA at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL-658.
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
- 13V640000
- Manufacturer recall #
- FL-658
- Manufacturer
- Daimler Trucks North America
- Vehicles affected
- 62
- Component
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
- Owner phone
- 1-800-547-0712
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Feb 18, 2014
- Built
- Sep 24, 2013 – Nov 7, 2013
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.