# NHTSA recall 18V522000

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: 18V522000
- Manufacturer's number: FL\-784
- Manufacturer: Daimler Trucks North America LLC
- Reported: 2018\-08\-08
- Owners notified: 2018\-10\-05
- Component: STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT PITMAN
- Units potentially affected: 116

## What is wrong

Daimler Trucks North America, LLC \(DTNA\) is recalling certain 2018\-2019 Freightliner Cascadia vehicles.  Over time, the pitman arms may crack and fracture.


## What can happen

If the pitman arm fractures there would be a loss of steering control, increasing the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will replace the pitman arms, free of charge.  The recall is expected to begin October 6, 2018.  Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1\-800\-547\-0712.  DTNA's number for this recall is FL\-784.


## 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 7, for 2020 quarter 2
- Filed with NHTSA: 2020\-10\-21
- Vehicles in the campaign: 116
- Reported remedied: 110 \(94%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2020 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

- [2018 FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA](/makes/freightliner/cascadia/2018/recalls.md). Built 2017\-02\-09 to 2018\-07\-30.
- [2019 FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA](/makes/freightliner/cascadia/2019/recalls.md). Built 2017\-02\-09 to 2018\-07\-30.

## 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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