2018 Freightliner Columbia problems, complaints & recalls
Safety recalls (2)
Exterior Lighting 2020-04-14 · campaign 20V214000 · 63,175 vehicles
Defect: 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
Risk: The vehicle's rearward visibility may be reduced, increasing the risk of a crash.
Fix: 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.
Service Brakes, Air:disc:caliper 2018-08-09 · campaign 18V525000 · 4,155 vehicles
Defect: 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.
Risk: Loose brake caliper mounting bolts can reduce brake effectiveness, increasing the risk of a crash.
Fix: 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.
Service bulletins (170)
Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.
Suspension 2025-10-16 · CXA_10_25_TufTrac M12 · Other
cx advocate for tuftrac m12 bolts (tsb-32-057-ftl)
Suspension 2025-09-30 · TSB32-057-FTL · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
technical service bulletin for tuftrac m12 bolts
Engine And Engine Cooling 2021-04-19 · WI21-009 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
warranty information letter announcing that dtna is increasing the standard diagnostic times (sdts) shown. the updated after treatment system (ats) diesel exhaust fluid (def) pump times will be applied to repair orders opened on or after april 12, 2021.
Equipment 2021-04-06 · WI21-008 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
warranty information letter announcing dtna is adjusting the standard repair times (srts) shown. the updated times will be applied to repair orders opened on or after april 5, 2021.
Equipment 2021-01-25 · 21TS-01 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
technical service letter for detroit bearing failures - standard diagnostic times. dtna is increasing repair strategies for determining the root cause of detroit dd heavy duty lower end bearing failures. to support this strategy change, detroit now has two (2) standard diagnostic times (sdts), easy
Equipment 2021-01-25 · 21TS-03 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
technical service letter for ghg17 1-box inlet and outlet exhaust clamps. there is a short supply of exhaust clamps, part number dde a6809950502, used as inlet and outlet exhaust clamps on ghg17 heavy duty engines (dd13, dd15 and dd16) with a 1-box aftertreatment configuration. exhaust clamp part nu
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