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Daimler Truck Self-Driving and Driver-Assist Recalls

Daimler Truck filed 4 safety recalls with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration from 2022 to 2025 involving a self-driving or driver-assistance system, covering up to 238,285 units.

Recalls
4
Units affected (up to)
238.3K
238,285
Automated driving systems
0
Fix mentions over the air
0

By system

  • Automatic emergency braking75% · 3 recalls
  • Adaptive cruise control25% · 1 recalls

Every recall, newest first

  • Automatic emergency braking

    March 25, 2025 · NHTSA recall 25V187000 · 1,968 units affected

    Freightliner 108SD (2026), 114SD (2026), Business Class M2 (2025–2026), Cascadia (2026), EM2 (2026); Western Star 47X (2025–2026), 49X (2025–2026)

    What is wrong
    Daimler Trucks North America, LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2026 Freightliner eM2, Freightliner 108SD, Freightliner 114SD, Freightliner Cascadia, 2025-2026 Freightliner Business Class M2, Western Star 47X, and Western Star 49X vehicles. A software error in the advanced signal and actuator module for the automatic emergency braking system may cause the brake lights to fail to illuminate.
    What it can lead to
    Brake lights that fail increase the risk of a crash.
    The fix
    Dealers will update the automatic emergency braking system software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 15, 2025. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is F1018.

  • Automatic emergency braking

    September 10, 2024 · NHTSA recall 24V668000 · 16,890 units affected

    Freightliner 108SD (2024–2025), 114SD (2022–2025), Business Class M2 (2022–2025), EM2 (2025); Western Star 47X (2021–2025), 49X (2020–2025), 57X (2022–2025)

    What is wrong
    Daimler Trucks North America, LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2024-2025 Freightliner 108SD, 2022-2025 Freightliner 114SD, Freightliner Business Class M2, 2025 Freightliner eM2, 2020-2025 Western Star 49X, 2021-2025 Western Star 47X, and 2022-2025 Western Star 57X vehicles that may be upfitted with a body lighting interface controller and replacement brake lights. The brake lights may not illuminate when the brakes are automatically applied during an active brake assist (ABA) event.
    What it can lead to
    Brake lights that fail to illuminate can fail to indicate to other drivers that the vehicle is slowing down, increasing the risk of a crash.
    The fix
    Dealers will update the ABA software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed October 24, 2024. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 800-745-8000. DTNA's number for this recall is F1009.

  • Automatic emergency braking

    July 3, 2024 · NHTSA recall 24V511000 · 37 units affected

    Fccc S2C (2023–2024), S2RV (2024–2025)

    What is wrong
    Daimler Trucks North America, LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2023-2024 Freightliner Custom Chassis S2C 106 and 2024-2025 Freightliner Custom Chassis S2RV 106 vehicles. The brake lights may not illuminate when the brakes are automatically applied during an active brake assist (ABA) event.
    What it can lead to
    Brake lights that fail to illuminate can fail to indicate to other drivers that the vehicle is slowing down, increasing the risk of a crash.
    The fix
    Dealers will update the ABA software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 29, 2024. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 800-745-8000. DTNA's number for this recall is F1006.

  • Adaptive cruise control

    November 1, 2022 · NHTSA recall 22V817000 · 219,390 units affected

    Freightliner 114SD (2022), Business Class M2 (2020–2022), Cascadia (2017–2023); Western Star 47X (2021–2023), 49X (2020–2023), 57X (2021–2022)

    What is wrong
    Daimler Trucks North America, LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2017-2023 Freightliner Cascadia, 2020-2022 Freightliner Business Class M2, and 2022 Freightliner 114SD, and 2020-2023 Western Star 49X, 2021-2023 Western Star 47X, and 2021-2022 Western Star 57X vehicles. The brake modulator valves on the front axle may corrode and cause the vehicle to pull to the affected side during an Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) braking event.
    What it can lead to
    Brakes that pull to one side during an ACC braking event may cause a sudden change in vehicle direction, increasing the risk of a crash.
    The fix
    Dealers will inspect and replace the front brake modulator valves, as necessary. Some vehicles will have a software update which will alert driver when a replacement is required. All repairs will be performed free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed beginning October 16, 2023. DTNA's number for this recall is FL-958. This recall expands and replaces previous recall 20V-390. All vehicles previously repaired under recall 20V-390 will need to have the new remedy performed.

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