NHTSA Recall 12V137000
NHTSA Campaign Id 12V137000; Date: Apr. 2, 2012
A steering wheel that is not fully seated on the steering shaft may wobble and make it difficult to control the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
Recalled Vehicles:
2013 Freightliner 108SD; 2013 Freightliner 114SD; 2012 Freightliner Business Class M2; 2013 Freightliner Business Class M2; 2012 Freightliner Cascadia
Component: Steering:column
Manufactured by: Daimler Trucks North America
Affected Units:: 1,046
Recall Summary:
Daimler trucks (dtna) is recalling one 2012 cascadia and certain model year 2012 and 2013 freightliner business class m2 vehicles, and model year 2013 108sd and 114sd vehicles manufactured from January 20, 2012, through February 17, 2012. Certain property class 04 (pc04) steering wheel nuts with incompletely formed threads were supplied to dtna in lieu of the specified property class 05 nuts. The steering wheel nuts supplied may not provide the clamp load required to fully seat the steering wheel on the steering shaft when tightened to the specified torque.
How to Fix:
Dtna will notify owners, and affected vehicles will have a new steering wheel nut installed by dtna authorized service facilities, free of charge. The safety recall began on may 21, 2012. Owners may contact dtna at 1-800-547-0712.
Recall Notes:
Dtna's recall campaign number is FL-623. Customers may contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty: 1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www.safercar.gov.
Date Owners notified by Manufacturer: May 21, 2012
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