NHTSA recall 19V066000
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 | 19V066000 |
| Manufacturer's number | FL806 |
| Manufacturer | Daimler Trucks North America LLC |
| Reported | 2019-02-07 |
| Owners notified | 2019-07-19 |
| Component | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL |
| Units potentially affected | 3365 |
| Report | Quarterly report 8, for 2021 quarter 2 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2021-07-28 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 3365 |
| Reported remedied | 3232 (96%) |
| Reported unreachable | 0 |
| Reported removed | 1 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2021 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.
What is wrong
Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2018-2020 Freightliner Cascadia vehicles equipped with an optional steering wheel air bag. The driver's frontal air bag may deploy unexpectedly.
What can happen
If the driver's frontal air bag deploys unexpectedly, it can increase the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) will notify owners, and dealers will remove the air bag as an the interim remedy, free of charge. DTNA is developing a remedy program, which when available, will be communicated to customers and dealers. DTNA issued owners an interim notification on April 5, 2019. The recall began July 19, 2019. Owners may contact Daimler Trucks customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL806. This recall supersedes recall 18V-787.
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
| 2018 FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA | Built 2017-09-11 to 2019-01-30. |
|---|---|
| 2019 FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA | Built 2017-09-11 to 2019-01-30. |
| 2020 FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA | Built 2017-09-11 to 2019-01-30. |
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Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| TechTalk7911 | 2020-12-03. Service bulletin. Tech Talk discussion on SRS New Cascadia Failure. |
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| TechTalk | 2020-09-30. Service bulletin. Tech Talk discussion on driver airbag ignitor loop1st stage resistance-current above normal or ground circuit 4818/6. |
| SF592 | 2020-04-03. Service bulletin. Field Service Campaign for Freightliner Cascadia Airbag Retrofit. Certain vehicles were built without airbags due to a parts shortage, and some vehicles may need an updated crash sensor. |
| SF587 | 2019-08-05. Service bulletin. Freightliner Cascadia Pre-Wired Airbags |
| FL806 | 2019-08-05. Service bulletin. Freightliner Cascadia Steering Wheel Airbags |
| ICI19-031 FL806 | 2019-08-05. Service bulletin. FL806 Interim Recall Ending - Final Recall Beginning |
| ICI19-027 INT FL | 2019-07-08. Service bulletin. Freightliner Cascadia Steering Wheel Airbags Recall Bulletin |
| FL806 Freightlin | 2019-07-08. Service bulletin. Freightliner Cascadia Steering Wheel Airbags Recall Bulletin |
| ICI19-029 INT FL | 2019-07-08. Service bulletin. Freightliner Cascadia Steering Wheel Airbags Recall Bulletin |
| ICI19-013 INT FL | 2019-06-03. Service bulletin. ICI19-013 INT FL806 ? Revised Bulletin |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.