# NHTSA recall 21V689000

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: 21V689000
- Manufacturer's number: FL\-900
- Manufacturer: Daimler Trucks North America, LLC
- Reported: 2021\-09\-02
- Owners notified: 2021\-10\-29
- Component: STEERING:LINKAGES:DRAG:LINK:CONNECTION
- Units potentially affected: 113085
- Part numbers: 14\-20690\-000, 14\-19513\-000, 14\-19512\-000, 14\-19429\-000, 14\-19428\-000, 14\-18528\-000, 14\-18527\-000, 14\-17300\-000, 14\-17298\-000

## What is wrong

Daimler Trucks North America, LLC \(DTNA\) is recalling certain 2019 Freightliner Classic Cascadia and 2019\-2021 Freightliner Cascadia trucks.  The drag link taper joint may not have been tightened sufficiently and could come loose, resulting in a complete separation of the drag link from the steering arm.


## What can happen

Drag link separation can cause a complete loss of steering control, increasing the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

DTNA will inspect the drag link taper joint and repair it as necessary, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed on October 29, 2021.  Owners may contact DTNA's customer service at 1\-800\-547\-0712.  DTNA's number for this recall is FL\-900.


## 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.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Annual report 3, for 2025 quarter 4 to 2026 quarter 3
- Filed with NHTSA: 2026\-10\-13
- Vehicles in the campaign: 113085
- Reported remedied: 107096 \(94%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 19

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2026 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)
- [2020 FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA](/makes/freightliner/cascadia/2020/recalls.md)
- [2021 FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA](/makes/freightliner/cascadia/2021/recalls.md)

## 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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