NHTSA recall 21V357000
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 | 21V357000 |
| Manufacturer's number | FL-887 |
| Manufacturer | Daimler Trucks North America, LLC |
| Reported | 2021-05-14 |
| Owners notified | 2021-07-09 |
| Component | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:BULBS |
| Units potentially affected | 72510 |
| Part numbers | Sylvania H11 Long life 55w / 12v |
| Report | Annual report 3, for 2025 quarter 3 to 2026 quarter 2 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2026-07-02 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 72510 |
| Reported remedied | 65950 (90%) |
| Reported unreachable | 0 |
| Reported removed | 31 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2026 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 2017-2022 Freightliner Cascadia vehicles equipped with halogen headlight assemblies. The halogen headlight bulb may dislodge during replacement and contact other vehicle components, possibly causing them to melt.
What can happen
Melting components can increase the risk of fire.
The remedy
Dealers will install a foam grommet, cut a 4-inch access hole into the inner fender, and add a warning label on both fenders, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on July 9, 2021. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL-887.
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.nhtsa.gov.
| 2017 FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA | |
|---|---|
| 2018 FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA | |
| 2019 FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA | |
| 2020 FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA | |
| 2021 FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA | |
| 2022 FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA |
A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.
Investigated as PE21006
This recall followed 1 NHTSA investigation. An investigation is NHTSA looking into a possible defect. It is not a finding that a defect exists, and it does not say that any one vehicle is affected.
| PE21006 | Preliminary evaluation, opened 2021-02-25, closed 2021-07-16. Halogen Headlights May Cause Fires. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS. |
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From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. The JSON has NHTSA's summary of each.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| 03-07192019D | 2019-08-07. Service bulletin. Service Information bulletin sent out to customers regarding Headlamp Bulb replacement for Cascadia. |
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| sb54309 | 2019-04-08. Service bulletin. sb54309 Replacing Halogen Headlamps on New Cascadia Vehicles |
| sb54309 | 2019-04-01. Service bulletin. sb54309 Replacing Halogen Headlamps on New Cascadia Vehicles |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.