Vehicle recall 11V249000 · April 20, 2011
Western Star 4900, Freightliner Cascadia and 3 more models
Due to an incomplete "knitting" of the iron at the time of casting, inadequate structural integrity of the slack adjuster housing can occur, which could cause the housing to…
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Dtna is recalling certain model year 2011 freightliner cascadia, columbia glider kit, coronado, M2, and western STAR4900 heavy trucks manufactured from October 16, 2010, through March 9, 2011, equipped with gunite automatic slack adjusters manufactured from October 15, 2010, through January 31, 2011. Due to an incomplete "knitting" of the iron at the time of casting, inadequate structural integrity of the slack adjuster housing can occur, which could cause the housing to break at the handle under normal operating loads.
- Consequence
- If the slack adjuster housing were to break, the wheel brake to which the slack adjuster is attached would no longer function, causing the vehicle to have reduced braking capacity and, if mounted on the steer axle, the vehicle could pull to one side, possibly resulting in a crash.
- Remedy
- Dtna will notify owners and dealers will replace any affected slack adjusters free of charge. The safety recall began on July 5, 2011. Owners may contact dtna at 1-800-547-0712.
- Notes
- Dtna's recall campaign number is fl-605.OWNERS may also 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.
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 11V249000
- Reported to NHTSA
- April 20, 2011
- Filed by
- DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA
- Manufacturer campaign
- FL-605
- Owner notification
- July 5, 2011
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 1,591
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Service brakes, air › Slack adjusters › Automatic
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Freightliner Cascadia (2011): 2011
- Freightliner Columbia Glider (2011): 2011
- Freightliner Coronado (2011): 2011
- Freightliner M2 (2011): 2011
- Western Star 4900 (2011): 2011
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