Power train: axle hubs (Western Star and Freightliner)
Vehicle recall 16V-634. NHTSA received Daimler Trucks North America LLC’s report on Aug 31, 2016.
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The short answer
NHTSA received Daimler Trucks North America LLC’s report on Aug 31, 2016. Copied from NHTSA on Oct 25, 2026.
Every line below is in NHTSA’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
If a wheel separates from the axle, there would be an increased risk of a crash.
Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain model year 2014-2017 Freightliner M2 Business Class, 108 SD, 114 SD, Cascadia, Coronado, Western Star 4700, 4800, and 5700 XE trucks manufactured March 15, 2013, to July 29, 2016 and equipped with Conmet aluminum non-high capacity hubs.
These vehicles specify a front axle weight limit that may be greater than that of the hub capacity.
As a result, the hub may fail and the wheel may separate from the axle.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.
- NHTSA’s part: Power train: axle hubs.
What should you do?
DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front axle hubs, free of charge. The recall began during November 2016. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA’s number for this recall is FL-718.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: 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.
- Check a vehicle by its VIN at NHTSA: the recalls still open on it are listed there.
Which ones are recalled?
NHTSA counts 156 vehicles potentially involved, across everything this recall names.
Each model year opens its own page: every recall naming it, its owner complaints and its crash ratings.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.
- Western Star 4800201720162015and 2014, before the model years listed here
- Western Star 5700201720162015and 2014, before the model years listed here
- Freightliner 108SD201720162015and 2014, before the model years listed here
- Freightliner Cascadia201720162015and 2014, before the model years listed here
- Freightliner Coronado201720162015and 2014, before the model years listed here
- Freightliner Business Class M2201720162015and 2014, before the model years listed here
- Freightliner 114SD201720162015and 2014, before the model years listed here
- Western Star 4700201720162015and 2014, before the model years listed here
Who is recalling it?
- Made by Daimler Trucks North America LLC.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.
What the record doesn’t say
- NHTSA’s recall file doesn’t say whether anyone was hurt. Owners’ complaints are counted on each vehicle’s page.
- Whether one vehicle or seat has been fixed: only its maker, or NHTSA’s lookup with a VIN, can say.
- How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
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Sources
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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Recalls flat file (FLAT_RCL_POST_2010).
Released Oct 25, 2026 and checked Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
Vehicle, car seat, tire and vehicle equipment recalls, owner complaints and crash ratings are from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Copied on Oct 25, 2026.