Campaign 24V-058

Electronic Stability Control (ESC) software has incorrect axle spacing parameters

Defect summary

Daimler Trucks North America, LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2024-2025 Western Star 49X and 2025 Freightliner Cascadia vehicles. The Electronic Stability Control (ESC) software has incorrect axle spacing parameters. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 136, "Electronic Stability Control Systems on Heavy Vehicles."

Consequence

Incorrect parameters can decrease vehicle stability or braking performance, increasing the risk of crash.

Remedy

Dealers will update the ESC software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 22, 2024. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL993.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file, campaign 24V058000. Text as published by NHTSA.

Vehicles covered

2 product lines are covered

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA about stability and traction control on these vehicles: 0, of which 0 involved a crash, fire, injury or death. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA.

Vehicles covered by campaign 24V-058
Make	Model	Model years	Complaints on this component
Freightliner	Cascadia	2025	0
Western Star	49X	2024 to 2025	0

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls and complaints files. Equipment, tire and child-seat campaigns list products, not vehicles.

Investigation

No NHTSA investigation is linked to this recall

Most recalls are started by the manufacturer. This one lists "Manufacturer" as its origin.

Before the recall

No service bulletins on this component preceded the recall

Distinct manufacturer communications on the same component group, make, model and model year in the 24 months before the report date.

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications file.

Service bulletins

26V-583 Sep 9, 2026
Brake modulator valves on the front axle may corrode and cause the vehicle to pull to one side during braking initiated by Electronic Stability…
23V-453 Jun 28, 2023
Service brake system may incorrectly calculate the vehicle mass, which can impair the electronic stability control system performance
23V-299 Apr 26, 2023
Vehicle is equipped with an electronic stability control system and tire combination that may understeer during a J-turn
23V-073 Feb 10, 2023
Brake modulator valves on the front axle may corrode and cause the vehicle to pull to the affected side during braking initiated by Electronic…
22V-339 May 16, 2022
Antilock brakes (ABS) and electronic stability control (ESC) may be manually disabled
21V-914 Nov 22, 2021
Chassis was assembled without the electronic stability control hardware and software