Fccc S2c 106cab, Fccc S2g, Fccc Xbr, Fccc Xbs, Fccc Xcl, Fccc Xcm, model years 2017 to 2019. Filed by Daimler Trucks North America LLC and reported to NHTSA on 29 May 2018. 8,741 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2017-2019 Freightliner M2 Business Class, 108SD, 114SD and Cascadia trucks, Western Star 4700, 4900, and 5700 trucks, FCCC S2C 106 Cab, S2G Cab, XBR, XBS, XCL, XCM, XCP, XCR, and XCS chassis equipped with air disc brakes. The brake caliper mounting bolts on …
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The maker's own number for this recall: FL-772. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 18V353 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways.
What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 18V353 cover?
- FCCC S2C 106Cab, FCCC S2G, FCCC XBR, FCCC XBS, FCCC XCL, FCCC XCM, FCCC XCP, FCCC XCR, model years 2017-2019.
- What is wrong with them?
- Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2017-2019 Freightliner M2 Business Class, 108SD, 114SD and Cascadia trucks, Western Star 4700, 4900, and 5700 trucks, FCCC S2C 106 Cab, S2G Cab, XBR, XBS, XCL, XCM, XCP, XCR, and XCS chassis equipped with air disc brakes.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- If the brake caliper mounting bolts loosen, braking performance may be reduced, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Not yet, on the wording NHTSA publishes today. DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the brake caliper mounting bolts and tighten them as necessary, free of charge. DTNA issued owners an interim notification on July 25, 2018. The recall began September 4, 2018. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712.
- What should I do now?
- Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on. The maker calls this recall FL-772, which is the number on the owner letter and the dealer paperwork.
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: “If the brake caliper mounting bolts loosen, braking performance may be reduced, increasing the risk of a crash.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 18V353 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | Daimler Trucks North America LLC |
| System at fault | Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components:Disc:Caliper |
| Reported to NHTSA | 29 May 2018 |
| Model years | 2017-2019 |
| Vehicles named | FCCC S2C 106CAB, FCCC S2G, FCCC XBR, FCCC XBS, FCCC XCL, FCCC XCM, FCCC XCP, FCCC XCR, FCCC XCS, FREIGHTLINER 108SD, FREIGHTLINER 114SD, FREIGHTLINER BUSINESS CLASS M2, FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA, WESTERN STAR 4700 |
What the notice says today
The consequence
If the brake caliper mounting bolts loosen, braking performance may be reduced, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the brake caliper mounting bolts and tighten them as necessary, free of charge. DTNA issued owners an interim notification on July 25, 2018. The recall began September 4, 2018. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL-772.
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 583 notices in the record whose component field names service brakes, hydraulic. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 37 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
The models named here, across their whole recall history
- FCCC S2c 106cab recalls: 5 US campaigns
- FCCC S2g recalls: 9 US campaigns
- FCCC XBR recalls: 11 US campaigns
- FCCC XBS recalls: 15 US campaigns
- FCCC XCL recalls: 21 US campaigns
- FCCC XCM recalls: 29 US campaigns
- FCCC XCP recalls: 14 US campaigns
- FCCC XCR recalls: 29 US campaigns
- FCCC XCS recalls: 19 US campaigns
- Freightliner 108sd recalls: 51 US campaigns
- Freightliner 114sd recalls: 66 US campaigns
- Freightliner Business Class M2 recalls: 82 US campaigns
- Freightliner Cascadia recalls: 124 US campaigns
- Western Star 4700 recalls: 49 US campaigns
How to cite this record
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CarsMultiverse, recall 18V353, wording as read on 16 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/18v353/
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.
The fingerprint of this notice
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 18V353 on 23 August 2026, they were:
- Defect summary
5e3b3c43 - Consequence
93025e20 - 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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