Freightliner Business Class M2, Freightliner Cascadia, Freightliner Columbia, Freightliner Coronado, Freightliner Custom Chassis Xc, Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner C2, model year 2013. Filed by Daimler Trucks North America and reported to NHTSA on 12 June 2012. 217 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Daimler trucks north america (dtna) is recalling certain model year 2013 freightliner, western star, freightliner custom chassis trucks, and thomas built buses manufactured from april 18, 2012, through may 11, 2012, and equipped with detroit axle-brand front axle knuckles. the front knuckles on these vehicles may have …
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.
The maker's own number for this recall: FL-629. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 12V266 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways.
What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “IF THE SPINDLE FAILS, THE WHEEL MAY SEPARATE FROM THE KNUCKLE, RESULTING IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.”
affected
in the notice
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| Campaign | 12V266 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA |
| System at fault | Suspension:Front |
| Reported to NHTSA | 12 June 2012 |
| Model years | 2013-2013 |
| Vehicles named | FREIGHTLINER BUSINESS CLASS M2, FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA, FREIGHTLINER COLUMBIA, FREIGHTLINER CORONADO, FREIGHTLINER CUSTOM CHASSIS XC, THOMAS BUILT BUSES SAF-T-LINER C2, WESTERN STAR 4900 |
What the notice says today
The consequence
IF THE SPINDLE FAILS, THE WHEEL MAY SEPARATE FROM THE KNUCKLE, RESULTING IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
DTNA WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE AFFECTED COMPONENTS, FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 10, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA TOLL FREE AT 1-800-547-0712.
What it said before
This campaign is in the register but not yet in the dated wording archive, so we cannot yet say whether its text has moved. It enters the archive on the next pass.
This is one of 730 notices in the record whose component field names suspension. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 33 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
The models named here, across their whole recall history
- Freightliner Business Class M2 recalls: 82 US campaigns
- Freightliner Cascadia recalls: 124 US campaigns
- Freightliner Columbia recalls: 19 US campaigns
- Freightliner Coronado recalls: 35 US campaigns
- Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner C2 recalls: 115 US campaigns
- Western Star 4900 recalls: 62 US campaigns
How to cite this record
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CarsMultiverse, recall 12V266, wording as read on 8 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/12v266/
The cross-border matches used on this site are deposited as a citable dataset: doi:10.5281/zenodo.22087136. The recall wording itself is published by the national authority named above and is theirs, not ours.
The recall record and its wording are published by the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and are US Government public domain. The dated archive, the comparison and any before-and-after above are CarsMultiverse. How fresh every engine behind this page is, is public on the status page. To check a specific vehicle, use NHTSA’s own VIN lookup.
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We take a SHA-256 of each of the three blocks of text the authority publishes and keep the first eight characters. As we last read campaign 12V266 on 23 August 2026, they were:
- Defect summary
619fb0d9 - Consequence
f4b40ec3 - Remedy
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We first read this notice on 21 August 2026. It has not moved since. If it ever does, these characters will not match, and the change will be dated here.
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