# NHTSA recall 18V699000

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: 18V699000
- Manufacturer's number: FL796
- Manufacturer: Daimler Trucks North America LLC
- Reported: 2018\-10\-05
- Owners notified: 2018\-11\-21
- Component: STEERING
- Units potentially affected: 622

## What is wrong

Daimler Trucks North America, LLC \(DTNA\) is recalling certain 2019 Freightliner Cascadia and Western Star 5700 vehicles.  The steering wheel on these vehicles may loosen over time and the steering wheel may detach from the steering column.


## What can happen

If the steering wheel detaches, there would be a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will correct the steering wheel installation, as necessary, free of charge.  The recall began November 21, 2018.  Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1\-800\-547\-0712.  DTNA's number for this recall is FL796.


## 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 8, for 2020 quarter 3
- Filed with NHTSA: 2020\-10\-21
- Vehicles in the campaign: 622
- Reported remedied: 549 \(88%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2020 quarter 3, 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

- [2019 FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA](/makes/freightliner/cascadia/2019/recalls.md). Built 2018\-07\-09 to 2018\-08\-02.
- [2019 WESTERN STAR 5700](/makes/western-star/5700/2019/recalls.md). Built 2018\-07\-09 to 2018\-08\-02.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

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

- [FleetCom\_Pwr Steer Res](/bulletins/11027503.md), 2026-01-08, Other
- [SS778\-WST](/bulletins/11013219.md), 2025-01-29, Other
- [SS3163\-FTL](/bulletins/11013216.md), 2025-01-29, Other
- [ICI23\-010](/bulletins/10233951.md), 2023-04-07, Service bulletin
- [SF660A](/bulletins/10230910.md), 2023-02-04, Service bulletin
- [SF660](/bulletins/10228679.md), 2023-01-06, Service bulletin
- [CALFTL32\-010](/bulletins/10187596.md), 2021-02-27, Service bulletin
- [WP20\-018R](/bulletins/10184029.md), 2020-12-12, Service bulletin
- [WP20\-018](/bulletins/10183988.md), 2020-12-12, Service bulletin
- [TechTalk4725](/bulletins/10180350.md), 2020-09-30, 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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