Recall Register

2018 Freightliner Columbia: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 2018 Freightliner Columbia. The newest campaign is 20V214000. NHTSA received the report on 14 Apr 2020. The NHTSA record gives the component Exterior Lighting. NHTSA has no complaint on file for this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of the newest campaign, 20V214000, in the NHTSA record

DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and reposition the reflective tape to ensure that it is completely visible, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began May 29, 2020. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL848.
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Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.

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Recall campaigns

2 campaigns, newest first. 67,330 units in total.

  1. 20V214000Received . 63,175 units.

    Exterior Lighting

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2006-2020 Freightliner Columbia, 2006-2021 Freightliner Business Class M2, 2007-2020 Freightliner Coronado, 2014-2021 Freightliner 122 SD, 2007 Sterling A 9500, 2006 Freightliner Argosy, 2006-2007 Sterling AT9500, 2008-2021 Freightliner Cascadia, 2006-2008 Freightliner Classic, 2006-2011 Freightliner Century Class, 2006-2010 Freightliner FLD, and 2017 Western Star 5700 vehicles. The rear reflective tape may be partially covered by the mudflap hanger bracket, which may reduce the vehicle's visibility to other drivers on the road. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    The vehicle's rearward visibility may be reduced, increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and reposition the reflective tape to ensure that it is completely visible, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began May 29, 2020. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL848.

    Report filed by Daimler Trucks North America LLC. Manufacturer campaign number FL848. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 18V525000Received . 4,155 units.

    Service Brakes, Air / Disc / Caliper

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Daimler Trucks North America, LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Freightliner 108SD, 114SD, 122SD, Cascadia, Columbia, Coronado, and Business Class M2 vehicles. During manufacturing, the brake caliper mounting bolts may have been insufficiently tightened.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Loose brake caliper mounting bolts can reduce brake effectiveness, increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will check and tighten the brake caliper mounting bolts, free of charge. The recall began October 5, 2018. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL-783.

    Report filed by Daimler Trucks North America LLC. Manufacturer campaign number FL-783. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.

Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.

Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.

Complaints by component

The NHTSA complaint file has no complaint for this model year.

Investigations

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

  1. 19971
  2. 19982
  3. 19992
  4. 20003
  5. 20011
  6. 20023
  7. 20035
  8. 200410
  9. 200514
  10. 200621
  11. 200727
  12. 200830
  13. 200920
  14. 201018
  15. 201113
  16. 20126
  17. 20135
  18. 20145
  19. 20153
  20. 20163
  21. 20173
  22. 20182
  23. 20193
  24. 20202
  25. 20211

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 2018 Freightliner Columbia: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/freightliner/columbia/2018/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
29 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
29 Mar 2018
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
Daimler Trucks North America LLC

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2018 Freightliner Columbia?
67,330 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Freightliner Columbia have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 63 recall campaigns for the Freightliner Columbia, model years 1997 to 2021. 2 of them name the 2018 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2018 Freightliner Columbia open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.