Vehicle recall 12V138000 · April 2, 2012
Freightliner Cascadia and Western Star
These vehicles may be equipped with certain national seat brand drivers seats.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Daimler trucks (dtna) is recalling certain model year 2012 freightliner cascadia and western star 4900 vehicles, manufactured from December 22, 2011, through February 23, 2012. These vehicles may be equipped with certain national seat brand drivers seats. These seat bases may have out-of-specification welds that may allow the seat to buckle unexpectedly.
- Consequence
- An unexpected movement of the seat could affect vehicle control and visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Remedy
- Dtna will notify owners, and affected vehicles will have replacement components installed by dtna authorized service facilities, free of charge. An interim letter was mailed to owners on may 16, 2012. The recall to perform the final remedy began on November 21, 2012. Owners may contact dtna at 1-800-547-0712.
- Notes
- Dtna's recall campaign number is fl-624.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
- 12V138000
- Reported to NHTSA
- April 2, 2012
- Filed by
- DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA
- Manufacturer campaign
- FL-624
- Owner notification
- November 21, 2012
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 5,247
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Seats
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 (2012): 2012
- Freightliner Western Star (2012): 2012
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