Vehicle recall 17V452000 · July 17, 2017
Freightliner 114SD, Freightliner 122SD and 4 more models
These vehicles have tow hooks used for recovery purposes that may fail during use.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) is recalling certain 2018 Freightliner Cascadia, M2 Business Class, 114SD, and 122SD trucks, and Western Star 4700 and 5700 trucks. These vehicles have tow hooks used for recovery purposes that may fail during use.
- Consequence
- If the tow hook fails without warning during a recovery operation, the sudden release of the vehicle may increase the risk of injury.
- Remedy
- DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the vehicle's tow hooks and, depending on their production date codes, will replace them, free of charge. The recall began on September 14, 2017. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-745-8000. DTNA's number for this recall is FL-742.
- Notes
- Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 17V452000
- Reported to NHTSA
- July 17, 2017
- Filed by
- Daimler Trucks North America LLC
- Manufacturer campaign
- FL-742
- Owner notification
- September 14, 2017
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 2,483
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Equipment
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Freightliner 114SD (2018): 2018
- Freightliner 122SD (2018): 2018
- Freightliner Cascadia (2018): 2018
- Freightliner M2 Business Class (2018): 2018
- Western Star 4700 (2018): 2018
- Western Star 5700 (2018): 2018
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