The Recall Desk
HighNHTSA·24V393000·Announced 2024-03-06

Wheel hub fasteners may loosen on 2025 Western Star and Freightliner commercial trucks

Daimler Trucks North America is recalling 2025 Western Star, Freightliner, and Thomas Built Buses vehicles. Wheel hub fasteners may loosen, causing wheel detachment and loss of vehicle control.

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: This recall involves a structural vehicle defect affecting wheel attachment with direct potential for loss of control and crash risk. However, no injuries, deaths, or property damage incidents are reported in the source material, so per the rubric, the severity is capped at High.

Plain-English summary

Daimler Trucks North America, LLC is recalling certain 2025 commercial vehicles including Western Star 49X, 47X, and 57X models, Freightliner Custom Chassis, Freightliner 108SD and 114SD, Freightliner Business Class M2, and Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner C2. Approximately 285 vehicles are affected.

The wheel hub fasteners on these vehicles may loosen, which can cause the wheel to detach from the vehicle. A detached wheel results in loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.

Owners should contact Daimler Trucks North America customer service at 800-745-8000 to schedule a dealer inspection and replacement of the hub nut retaining system, wheel end, and axle components as necessary. This service is provided free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on July 18, 2024.

Vehicle owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153) or visit www.nhtsa.gov for additional information.

The recalled product

Product
2025 WESTERN STAR 49X
Brand
WESTERN STAR
Manufacturer
Daimler Trucks North America, LLC
Category
Vehicle — Commercial Trucks
Hazard
  • wheel-detachment
  • loss-of-control
Affected units
285

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 (19)

  • 49X
  • XCR
  • 108SD
  • XCS
  • SAF-T-LINER C2
  • XCP
  • MT45
  • 47X
  • XBS
  • BUSINESS CLASS M2
  • MT55
  • MT45G
  • S2RV
  • MC
  • S2C
  • MT55G
  • 114SD
  • XCM
  • 57X

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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