Vehicle recall 12V137000 · April 2, 2012
Freightliner Business Class M2, 108SD and 2 more models
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.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- 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.
- Consequence
- 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.
- Remedy
- 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.
- 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.
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 12V137000
- Reported to NHTSA
- April 2, 2012
- Filed by
- DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA
- Manufacturer campaign
- FL-623
- Owner notification
- May 21, 2012
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 1,046
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Steering › Column
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Freightliner 108SD (2013): 2013
- Freightliner 114SD (2013): 2013
- Freightliner Business Class M2 (2012-2013): 2013, 2012
- Freightliner Cascadia (2012): 2012
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