{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Daimler Trucks recall 11V257 (FL-606): Freightliner Cascadia, Freightliner M2, Freightliner Western Star (2011 to 2012)",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/11v257/",
  "summary": "Recall 11V257 (Mercedes-Benz): A TUBE SEAM WELD THAT IS NOT PROPERLY BONDED CAN RESULT IN THE DRIVELINE ASSEMBLY FRACTURING ALONG THE LENGTH OF THE TUBE...",
  "excerpt": "Freightliner Cascadia, Freightliner M2, Freightliner Western Star, model years 2011 to 2012. Filed by Daimler Trucks North America and reported to NHTSA on 26 April 2011. 347 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Daimler trucks is recalling certain model year 2011-2012 freightliner cascadia, m2, and western star 4900 vehicles, manufactured from january 11, 2011, through february 21, 2011, and equipped with a meritor driveline. the tubing used to assemble the affected drivelines has a nonconforming seam weld with insufficient … Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. CarsMultiverse / Recalls Mercedes-Benz's own number for this recall: FL-606. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 11V257 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways. Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “A TUBE SEAM WELD THAT IS NOT PROPERLY BONDED CAN RESULT IN THE DRIVELINE ASSEMBLY FRACTURING ALONG THE LENGTH OF THE TUBE SEAM WELD. THE FRACTURED TUBE CAN TWIST OR SEVER. THIS COULD RESULT IN ADDITIONAL DAMAGE TO THE DRIVELINE, THE VEHICLE…” 11V257 DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA Power Trai",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T16:50:53+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-17T04:46:19+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Daimler Trucks recall 11V257 (FL-606): Freightliner Cascadia, Freightliner M2, Freightliner Western Star (2011 to 2012)\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/11v257/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}