Freightliner Custom Chassis XBA Recalled for Engine Control Software Defect
Daimler Trucks North America is recalling 2019-2020 Freightliner Custom Chassis XBA vehicles due to engine software that may fail to limit speed or torque, 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: The recall involves a defect that increases the risk of a crash by impairing safety-related functions like braking and stability control, but the source text does not report any injuries or fatalities, fitting the 'High' criteria for risk-of-harm products where injury has not yet been reported.
Plain-English summary
Daimler Trucks North America, LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2019-2020 Freightliner Custom Chassis XBA vehicles equipped with Cummins B6.7N engines. The recall addresses a defect in the engine control module software, which may be calibrated incorrectly. This calibration error can prevent the engine from limiting engine speed or torque as intended for safety-related functions, including vehicle braking, traction and stability control, speed control, or collision avoidance.
If these safety-related functions do not operate properly, the risk of a vehicle crash may increase. The source text does not report any specific injuries or fatalities associated with this defect.
DTNA will work with Cummins Inc. to notify owners, and Cummins dealers will recalibrate the engine control module free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on March 29, 2021. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712 or the NHTSA Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 for more information.
The recalled product
- Product
- FCCC XBA
- Brand
- FCCC
- Manufacturer
- Daimler Trucks North America, LLC
- Category
- Vehicle — Commercial Truck
- Affected units
- 35
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 (1)
- XBA
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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