# NHTSA recall 16V656000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 16V656000
- Manufacturer's number: FL\-721
- Manufacturer: Daimler Trucks North America LLC
- Reported: 2016\-09\-13
- Owners notified: 2017\-03\-03
- Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- Units potentially affected: 1039

## What is wrong

Daimler Trucks North America, LLC. \(DTNA\) is recalling certain model year 2013\-2017 Freightliner Cascadia vehicles manufactured September 24, 2012, to May 27, 2015 and equipped with compressed natural gas \(CNG\) engines.  The affected vehicles have a Power Distribution Module \(PDM\) that is mounted near the CNG fuel tank.  Due to its location, the PDM may be sprayed with water and contaminants from the road, possibly causing the PDM to short circuit.


## What can happen

If the PDM short circuits, there would be an increased risk of a fire, especially if the nearby CNG tank leaks.


## The remedy

DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will relocate the PDM, free of charge.  An interim notice was mailed to owners on November 7, 2016.  The recall began on March 3, 2017.  Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1\-800\-547\-0712.  DTNA's number for this recall is FL\-721.


## 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.safercar.gov.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 6, for 2018 quarter 2
- Filed with NHTSA: 2018\-07\-30
- Vehicles in the campaign: 1039
- Reported remedied: 767 \(73%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 2

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2018 quarter 2, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026\-10\-19.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2013 FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA](/makes/freightliner/cascadia/2013/recalls.md). Built 2012\-09\-24 to 2015\-05\-27.
- [2014 FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA](/makes/freightliner/cascadia/2014/recalls.md). Built 2012\-09\-24 to 2015\-05\-27.
- [2015 FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA](/makes/freightliner/cascadia/2015/recalls.md). Built 2012\-09\-24 to 2015\-05\-27.
- [2016 FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA](/makes/freightliner/cascadia/2016/recalls.md). Built 2012\-09\-24 to 2015\-05\-27.
- [2017 FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA](/makes/freightliner/cascadia/2017/recalls.md). Built 2012\-09\-24 to 2015\-05\-27.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [SS3161\-FTL](/bulletins/11013215.md), 2025-01-29, Other
- [CXA 8\_24\_BCA CLDS TSB](/bulletins/11007514.md), 2024-09-07, Other
- [TSB54\-369\-FTL](/bulletins/11005490.md), 2024-08-02, Service bulletin
- [SS3150\-FTL](/bulletins/11005469.md), 2024-08-02, Other
- [54302](/bulletins/10236419.md), 2023-05-22, Service bulletin
- [8V491](/bulletins/10236418.md), 2023-05-22, Service bulletin
- [SB54\-358](/bulletins/10235642.md), 2023-05-05, Service bulletin
- [MYCOM\_11012022](/bulletins/10227061.md), 2022-12-03, Service bulletin
- [SB54\-358](/bulletins/10226982.md), 2022-12-03, Service bulletin
- [SS3113\-FTL2022](/bulletins/10225500.md), 2022-11-02, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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