The Recall Desk
Our severity:HighNHTSA·21V00H000·Announced 2021-12-23

Freightliner Custom Chassis recreational vehicles electrical lighting system failure

Daimler Trucks North America is recalling Freightliner Custom Chassis recreational vehicles with defective power distribution modules that may disable brake lights, turn signals, and rear marker lights, reducing visibility and increasing crash risk.

What this means for you

Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).

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: This vehicle recall involves non-functioning brake lights and turn signals, which create a risk-of-harm through reduced visibility and increased crash risk. However, no injuries or deaths have been reported in the source material. Per the rubric, risk-of-harm products where injury has not yet been reported score 3.

Plain-English summary

Daimler Trucks North America LLC is recalling certain Freightliner Custom Chassis recreational vehicle chassis from model years 2016 through 2023. The rear-mounted Power Distribution Module (PDM) in these vehicles may have internal damage that causes it to malfunction.

When the PDM fails, the rear marker lights, brake lights, or turn signals may stop functioning. Non-functioning brake lights and turn signals reduce the vehicle's visibility to other drivers, increasing the risk of a crash.

The recall affects 24,869 vehicles across multiple chassis models including XBP, XBR, XBS, XCL, XCM, XCP, XCR, and XCS. Owner notification letters were mailed on March 18, 2022. This recall is an expansion of previous NHTSA recalls 20V-404 and 18V-502.

The remedy involves installation of a secondary fused harness at no cost to owners. Owners can contact Daimler Trucks North America customer service at 1-800-547-0712 or call the NHTSA Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153).

The recalled product

Product
FCCC XCL, XCS, XCR, XCM
Brand
FCCC
Manufacturer
Daimler Trucks North America, LLC
Category
Vehicle
Hazard
Affected units
24,869

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 (8)

  • XCL
  • XCS
  • XCR
  • XCM
  • XBS
  • XCP
  • XBR
  • XBP

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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