OFFICIAL CAMPAIGN FILE

NHTSA campaign 11V465000

NHTSA campaign 11V465000 covers 36 published year-and-model reports from 2 makes in this index and lists 4,444 potentially affected units campaign-wide. VIN eligibility must be checked separately.

Report received September 8, 2011 · Snapshot September 21, 2026

01 / DEFECT RECORD

What NHTSA campaign 11V465000 says

NHTSA campaign 11V465000 identifies ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) and states that If the driver is slow to react during this esc intervention, the vehicle may deviate from the intended line of travel increasing the risk of a crash.

Defect summary

Daimler trucks is recalling certain model year 2006-2012 freightliner business class m2, cascadia, century, columbia, coronado and sterling a-line vehicles built with meritor wabco electronic stability control (esc) system manufactured from september 15, 2005 through september 1, 2011. under certain road and driving conditions, vehicle body roll and road inclination characteristics may adversely affect the slip angle calculation of the electronic stability control (esc) system. this might cause the esc to perceive an over steering situation and therefore apply the outer wheel brake on the front axle until the vehicle is perceived to be stable.

Consequence summary

If the driver is slow to react during this esc intervention, the vehicle may deviate from the intended line of travel increasing the risk of a crash.

02 / CORRECTIVE ACTION

Remedy for NHTSA campaign 11V465000

For NHTSA campaign 11V465000, the filed corrective action says: Daimler trucks will notify owners, and dealers will replace the esc module with the appropriate software version as necessary, free of charge. an interim owner notification will be mailed on or about november 21, 2011. the date for availability of the final remedy is subject to validation testing and parts availability. the safety recall began on march 28, 2012. owners may contact daimler trucks toll-free at 1-800-547-0712.

Daimler trucks will notify owners, and dealers will replace the esc module with the appropriate software version as necessary, free of charge. an interim owner notification will be mailed on or about november 21, 2011. the date for availability of the final remedy is subject to validation testing and parts availability. the safety recall began on march 28, 2012. owners may contact daimler trucks toll-free at 1-800-547-0712.

Owner notification: March 28, 2012
Filing manufacturer: DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA
Component groups: ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

03 / PUBLISHED VEHICLES

Vehicles listed under NHTSA campaign 11V465000

RecallRoad links 36 year-and-model reports associated with NHTSA campaign 11V465000; the list reflects published source rows, not individual VIN coverage.