NHTSA recall campaign

11V257000

Power Train › Driveline

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6Affected configurations shown347Potential units affected—Latest completion context
ComponentPower Train › Driveline
Report receivedFeb 4, 2013
Investigations linked0
Indexed communications sampled0
What can happen

Safety consequence

A TUBE SEAM WELD THAT IS NOT PROPERLY BONDED CAN RESULT IN THE DRIVELINE ASSEMBLY FRACTURING ALONG THE LENGTH OF THE TUBE SEAM WELD. THE FRACTURED TUBE CAN TWIST OR SEVER. THIS COULD RESULT IN ADDITIONAL DAMAGE TO THE DRIVELINE, THE VEHICLE TO WHICH IT IS ATTACHED AND ANY ADDITIONAL NEARBY COMPONENTS. THIS MAY INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH.

What fixes it

Official remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE DRIVELINES FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 27, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DAIMLER TRUCKS AT 1-800-547-0712.

Recall lifecycle

Repair completion history

Campaign-level completion reporting. This does not determine whether a particular VIN has been repaired.

Latest reported completion: available in the live DOT record.

Affected vehicles

Vehicle configurations connected to 11V257000

2012 FREIGHTLINER WESTERN STAROpen vehicle record →2012 FREIGHTLINER CASCADIAOpen vehicle record →2012 FREIGHTLINER M2Open vehicle record →2011 FREIGHTLINER CASCADIAOpen vehicle record →2011 FREIGHTLINER M2Open vehicle record →2011 FREIGHTLINER WESTERN STAROpen vehicle record →

Owner action

Campaign pages describe the public recall record. To determine whether your specific vehicle has an unrepaired recall, use your VIN and verify the current status through NHTSA.

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