Service brakes, air: critical fasteners; service brakes, air: disc: caliper (Freightliner, Western Star and FCCC)
Vehicle recall 25V-601. NHTSA received Daimler Trucks North America, LLC’s report on Sep 11, 2025.
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The short answer
NHTSA received Daimler Trucks North America, LLC’s report on Sep 11, 2025. 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?
A loss of brake function can increase the risk of a crash. In addition, a damaged wheel or tire can lead to a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.
Daimler Trucks North America, LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2025 FCCC XCR, FCCC XBS, FCCC MT45, Western Star 57X, 2025-2026 Freightliner Business Class M2, Freightliner Cascadia, Freightliner 114SD, Freightliner 108SD, FCCC MT55G, FCCC MT45G, FCCC XCP, FCCC XCM, Western Star 49X, Western Star 47X, 2026 Freightliner Cascadia 5th Gen, FCCC MT55, and FCCC MT50E vehicles.
The brake caliper mounting bolts may loosen and detach, which can cause a loss of brake function and damage the tire and/or wheel.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily.
- NHTSA’s part: Service brakes, air: critical fasteners.
- NHTSA’s part: Service brakes, air: disc: caliper.
What should you do?
Dealers will inspect and replace or tighten the brake caliper mounting bolts, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 10, 2025. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA’s number for this recall is F1023.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily.
- Check a vehicle by its VIN at NHTSA: the recalls still open on it are listed there.
Which ones are recalled?
NHTSA counts 402 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.
- Freightliner Business Class M220262025
- Freightliner Cascadia20262025
- Western Star 47X20262025
- FCCC MT50E2026
- FCCC XBS2025
- FCCC XCM20262025
- FCCC XCP20262025
- FCCC XCR2025
- Western Star 57X2025
- FCCC MT45G20262025
- FCCC MT552026
- FCCC MT55G20262025
- Freightliner 108SD20262025
- Freightliner 114SD20262025
- FCCC MT452025
- Freightliner Cascadia Fifth GEN2026
- Western Star 49X20262025
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.