NHTSA recall 18V491000
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 | 18V491000 |
| Manufacturer's number | FL-780 |
| Manufacturer | Daimler Trucks North America LLC |
| Reported | 2018-07-20 |
| Owners notified | 2019-03-05 |
| Component | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL |
| Units potentially affected | 43584 |
| Report | Quarterly report 8, for 2020 quarter 4 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2021-01-19 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 43584 |
| Reported remedied | 41885 (96%) |
| Reported unreachable | 0 |
| Reported removed | 14 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2020 quarter 4, 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.
What is wrong
Daimler Trucks North America, LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2017-2019 Freightliner Cascadia trucks. The Instrument Cluster Unit (ICU) may not perform the required bulb checks for the Anti-lock Brake System (ABS) or Electronic Stability Control (ESC) if the ignition is turned from on to off to on too quickly. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 121, "Air Brake Systems," and 136, "Electronic Stability Control Systems on Heavy Vehicles."
What can happen
Without an ABS or ESC bulb check, the operator may unaware that the warning light bulbs are not working. If the warning bulbs are not working, in the event of an ABS or ESC malfunction, the driver may not be notified, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the ICU's to ensure a bulb check is performed each time the ignition is turned on, free of charge. Also, the sub-population with Tire Pressure Monitoring (TMPS) will also require replacement parts, free of charge. DTNA issued owners an interim notification on September 18, 2018. The recall began March 5, 2019. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL-780.
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.
| 2017 FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA | Built 2016-05-03 to 2016-07-11. |
|---|---|
| 2018 FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA | Built 2016-05-03 to 2016-07-11. |
| 2019 FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA | Built 2016-05-03 to 2016-07-11. |
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Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| 54302 | 2023-05-22. Service bulletin. ABS Light illuminating in the ICU. |
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| 8V491 | 2023-05-22. Service bulletin. ICUC Bulb check function. |
| TechTalk7709 | 2020-10-01. Service bulletin. Tech talk discussion on inaccurate reading DEF gauge. |
| FL780 | 2019-04-08. Service bulletin. Recall Bulletin- Cascadia ICUC Bulb Check Function |
| sb54215 | 2018-06-18. Service bulletin. sb54215 ICU4M Missing VORAD Information or Reporting Fault SA 42 SPN FMI 07 |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.