2019 Freightliner Business Class M2 recall: powertrain & transmission
⚠️ What's wrong
Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2019 Freightliner Business Class M2 vehicles equipped with a certain PowerDrive EV electric drivetrain. Due to a software error, the VCU may activate the anti-roll back feature during slow moving or stop and go conditions, which can cause unexpected vehicle movement.
💥 The risk
Unexpected vehicle movement can increase the risk of a crash.
🔧 The fix
DTNA will notify owners, and Cummins dealers will update the VCU software, free of charge. The recall began November 25, 2019. Owners may contact Cummins customer service at 1-800-286-6467 or DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL-838.
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
- 19V810000
- Manufacturer recall #
- FL-838
- Manufacturer
- Daimler Trucks North America LLC
- Vehicles affected
- 5
- Component
- HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
- Owner phone
- 1-800-286-6467
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Nov 25, 2019
- Built
- Aug 27, 2018 – Oct 30, 2018
- 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.