# NHTSA recall 18V742000

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: 18V742000
- Manufacturer's number: FL\-799
- Manufacturer: Daimler Trucks North America LLC
- Reported: 2018\-10\-19
- Owners notified: 2019\-01\-18
- Component: EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS; EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
- Units potentially affected: 6326

## What is wrong

Daimler Trucks North America \(DTNA\) is recalling certain 2017\-2018 Freightliner Cascadia vehicles.  The brakes lights on these vehicles may remain activated after the brake pedal is released.


## What can happen

If the brake lights remain activated, other drivers may be unaware that the vehicle is actually slowing or stopping, increasing the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

DTNA will notify owners and dealers will replace the brake light switch.  The recall began January 18, 2019.  Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1\-800\-547\-0712.  DTNA's number for this recall is FL\-799.


## 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 4
- Filed with NHTSA: 2021\-01\-20
- Vehicles in the campaign: 6326
- Reported remedied: 5988 \(94%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 1

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.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2017 FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA](/makes/freightliner/cascadia/2017/recalls.md). Built 2016\-06\-08 to 2017\-06\-30.
- [2018 FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA](/makes/freightliner/cascadia/2018/recalls.md). Built 2016\-06\-08 to 2017\-06\-30.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

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

- [ICI19\-009 FL799](/bulletins/10160782.md), 2019-06-03, Service bulletin
- [FL799](/bulletins/10154496.md), 2019-03-11, Service bulletin
- [sb54307](/bulletins/10154495.md), 2019-03-11, Service bulletin
- [FL756](/bulletins/10145108.md), 2018-10-01, Service bulletin
- [FL756](/bulletins/10141561.md), 2018-06-18, 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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