The Recall Desk
HighNHTSA·10V551000·Announced 2010-11-04

Daimler Trucks Recalls 2011 Freightliner and Western Star Trucks for Tire Labels

Daimler Trucks is recalling 7,466 model year 2011 Freightliner and Western Star trucks because tire labels are missing recommended cold inflation pressures.

What this means for you

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a risk-of-harm product (tire failure leading to crash risk) where no specific injuries or fatalities have been reported in the source text, fitting the 'High' severity criteria for theoretical or unreported harm.

Plain-English summary

Daimler Trucks North America is recalling certain model year 2011 Freightliner Coronado, Columbia, M2, Cascadia, Century, and Western Star 4900 trucks. These vehicles were manufactured between August 9, 2010, and October 27, 2010. The recall involves 7,466 vehicles that fail to comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 120 regarding tire selection and rims.

The defect is that the vehicles are equipped with labels that are missing the recommended cold tire inflation pressures. Failure to follow proper tire inflation recommendations can result in tire failure, which increases the risk of a crash.

Daimler Trucks will replace the labels with missing information with corrected labels at no charge to the owner. The safety recall was expected to begin on or before January 15, 2011. Owners may contact Daimler Trucks at 1-800-547-0712 or the NHTSA Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236.

The recalled product

Product
FREIGHTLINER, WESTERN STAR CORONADO, 4900, CENTURY, COLUMBIA
Brand
FREIGHTLINER
Affected units
7,466

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Model numbers (6)

  • CORONADO
  • 4900
  • CENTURY
  • COLUMBIA
  • M2
  • CASCADIA

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.