Freightliner Recalls 2012-2014 Trucks for Missing Parking Brake Warning
Daimler Trucks North America is recalling 2012-2014 Freightliner Cascadia and Coronado trucks because the dashboard may fail to display a warning when the parking brake is not applied.
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 (vehicle roll-away leading to crash risk) where no specific injuries or fatalities have been reported in the source text, fitting the criteria for a High severity score.
Plain-English summary
Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) is recalling certain model year 2012-2014 Freightliner Cascadia and Coronado vehicles. The affected vehicles were manufactured between November 21, 2011, and April 3, 2013.
In the affected vehicles, when the ignition is off and the door is opened without the parking brake applied, the dashboard does not display the correct message of "Park Brake Off Door Open." Without this proper warning, a driver may not be reminded to apply the parking brake, which may lead to a vehicle roll away and increase the risk of a crash.
DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will update the display software to correct the issue. The safety recall began on June 6, 2013. Owners may contact DTNA at 1-800-547-0712 or the NHTSA Vehicle Safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236.
The recalled product
- Product
- FREIGHTLINER CORONADO, CASCADIA
- Brand
- FREIGHTLINER
- Manufacturer
- Daimler Trucks North America
- Category
- Vehicle — Commercial Truck
- Affected units
- 50
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 (2)
- CORONADO
- CASCADIA
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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