Daimler Trucks North America, Llc | NHTSA Recall #15V127000
Vehicle safety recall details from the Department of Transportation.
Description
Detailed recall information for NHTSA ID 15V127000 by Daimler Trucks North America, Llc. Affecting model year 2007-2011 freightliner cascadia trucks manufactured march 26, 2007, to august 31, 2010 Includes 45,036 affected units, Water Intrusion Causing Electrical Shorts, component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, and more from the Department of Transportation.
Vehicle Make / Model
makesAndModelsmodel year 2007-2011 freightliner cascadia trucks manufactured march 26, 2007, to august 31, 2010
Defect Summary
Daimler trucks north america llc (dtna) is recalling certain model year 2007-2011 freightliner cascadia trucks manufactured march 26, 2007, to august 31, 2010. water may leak into the signal-detection and activation module (sam) chassis causing corrosion which may result in electrical shorts or possible intermittent operation of trailer lights.
Corrective Action
Dtna will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the sam chassis for corrosion, replacing it as necessary. any vehicle that does not have a drip shield mounted in the cab over the sam chassis will receive one. these repairs will be performed free of charge. An interim letter was sent to owners on may 4, 2015. the recall began on october 8, 2015. owners may contact dtna customer service at 1-800-745-8000. dtna's number for this recall is fl-679.