Suspension: front: control arm; steering: linkages: tie rod assembly; steering (FCCC, Freightliner and Western Star)
Vehicle recall 18V-913. NHTSA received Daimler Trucks North America LLC’s report on Dec 19, 2018.
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The short answer
NHTSA received Daimler Trucks North America LLC’s report on Dec 19, 2018. Copied from NHTSA on Oct 28, 2026.
Every line below is in NHTSA’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
Loose tie rod arm bolts may lead to separation of the tie rod arm, resulting in a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.
Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2017-2019 Freightliner 114SD, 122SD, 108SD, Cascadia and Business class M2 trucks, Freightliner Custom Chassis XBS, XCL, XCM, MT45, MT55, S2G, S2RV, XCR and XCS custom chassis and Western Star 4700, 4900 and 5700 trucks equipped with Detroit Axle axles.
The affected vehicles may have loose steering and tie rod arm bolts.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily.
- NHTSA’s part: Suspension: front: control arm.
- NHTSA’s part: Steering: linkages: tie rod assembly.
- NHTSA’s part: Steering.
What should you do?
DTNA has notified owners, and dealers will inspect the steering arm and tie rod arm bolts for to make sure that they are properly tightened, installing new fasteners as necessary, free of charge. The recall began February 9, 2019. Owners may contact Daimler Trucks at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA’s number for this recall is FL-802.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 28, 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 501 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 28, 2026. Updated daily.
- FCCC S2G20192017
- FCCC MT55G201920182017
- FCCC XCL201920182017
- Freightliner 122SD201920182017
- Freightliner Cascadia201920182017
- Western Star 4900201920182017
- FCCC XCM201920182017
- Western Star 4700201920182017
- Western Star 5700201920182017
- Freightliner 114SD201920182017
- Freightliner 108SD201920182017
- FCCC XCS201920182017
- Freightliner Business Class M2201920182017
- FCCC redundant S2G2018
- FCCC S2RV201920182017
- FCCC XCR201920182017
- FCCC MT45201920182017
- FCCC XBS201920182017
Who is recalling it?
- Made by Daimler Trucks North America LLC.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 28, 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.
Hearth Record wrote these lines.
Sources
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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Recalls flat file (FLAT_RCL_POST_2010).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Oct 28, 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 28, 2026.