Daimler Truck Actros: Srl250829 – Replace Front Axle Springs – 2blafeva
Recall Summary Daimler Truck is recalling 9 Actros 963 vehicles because the front axle leaf springs may break due to manufacturing defects—either corrosion from incomplete cleaning or surface damage from the rolling process. A broken spring could potentially separate during driving, increasing accident risk. The fix is to replace both front axle leaf springs on affected vehicles.
- Recalling firm
- DAIMLER TRUCK UK LIMITED
- Product
- Vehicles: DAIMLER TRUCK ACTROS. Units affected: 9
- Reason
- As part of our continuous quality monitoring we have found that the leaf springs of the front axle could break on Actros 963 vehicles. The cause of the breakage may be edge corrosion due to insufficient descaling or surface defects during the rolling process. Each of the two fault profiles can cause a fracture independently of the other. The defective part analysis indicates that edge corrosion may result from scale residues not fully removed during the supplier's production run. Additionally the fault profile reveals that surface defects occurring during the rolling process—specifically...
- Classification
- Class II
- Category
- vehicle recall
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Agency
- UK Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
- Recall date
- 2025-09-12
- Status
- Ongoing
- Distribution
- United Kingdom
Official recall notice from UK Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
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