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Daimler Trucks North America, LLC

PARKING BRAKE — Parking Brake may Apply Unintentionally · October 29, 2014

The problem

Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2013-2015 Freightliner M2 trucks manufactured December 10, 2012, to October 28, 2014, and equipped with the auto-apply brake feature. In the affected vehicles, the parking brake may apply unintentionally.

Risk

If the parking brake applies without warning while driving and without activating the brake lights, there is an increased risk of a crash.

What owners should do

DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will remedy the vehicles, free of charge. DTNA issued an interim notification letter to owners on December 26, 2014. The recall began on February 18, 2015. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-745-8000. DTNA's number for this recall is FL-672.

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