NHTSA : 24V058000🔴 ⚠️ High severity

Campaign Details

Component: ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

Defect Description

Daimler Trucks North America, LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2024-2025 Western Star 49X and 2025 Freightliner Cascadia vehicles. The Electronic Stability Control (ESC) software has incorrect axle spacing parameters. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 136, "Electronic Stability Control Systems on Heavy Vehicles."

Consequence / Hazard

Incorrect parameters can decrease vehicle stability or braking performance, increasing the risk of crash.

Proposed Solution

Dealers will update the ESC software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 22, 2024. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL993.

🚗 Affected Vehicles3

All the models below were recalled for this exact same problem.