# NHTSA recall 21V715000

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: 21V715000
- Manufacturer's number: FL\-901
- Manufacturer: Daimler Trucks North America, LLC
- Reported: 2021\-09\-15
- Owners notified: 2021\-11\-12
- Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
- Units potentially affected: 460
- Part numbers: 04\-33677\-000 \- PIPE\-EXH MITIGATOR,5",STAMPED

## What is wrong

Daimler Trucks North America, LLC \(DTNA\) is recalling certain 2022 Freightliner Cascadia vehicles.  The exhaust pipe outlet may have been improperly installed with the tip facing towards the battery box mounted directly above the frame rail.


## What can happen

The exhaust heat may melt the battery box, increasing the risk of a fire.


## The remedy

Dealers will inspect and rotate exhaust pipe tip as required.  Owner notification letters were mailed on November 14, 2021.   Owners may contact DTNA's customer service at 1\-800\-547\-0712.  DTNA's number for this recall is FL\-901.


## 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: Quarterly report 6, for 2023 quarter 1
- Filed with NHTSA: 2023\-04\-25
- Vehicles in the campaign: 460
- Reported remedied: 460 \(100%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2023 quarter 1, 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

- [2022 FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA](/makes/freightliner/cascadia/2022/recalls.md)

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

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

- [CXA 03\_26\_Surge Tank](/bulletins/11030507.md), 2026-04-02, Other
- [FleetCom\_Heater Core](/bulletins/11027493.md), 2026-01-08, Other
- [TSB54\-377\-FTL](/bulletins/11027199.md), 2026-01-07, Service bulletin
- [FleetCom\_SS 3163\-FTL](/bulletins/11026453.md), 2025-12-06, Other
- [FleetCom\_Low Coolant](/bulletins/11026421.md), 2025-12-05, Other
- [CXA\_10\_25\_Low Coolant](/bulletins/11024962.md), 2025-11-05, Other
- [CXA\_10\_25\_Conmet Oil Pan](/bulletins/11024958.md), 2025-11-05, Other
- [CXA\_9\_25\_Tech Questions](/bulletins/11023683.md), 2025-10-03, Other
- [CXA\_8\_25\_Tech Questions](/bulletins/11022341.md), 2025-09-02, Other
- [24CSA\-19Rev](/bulletins/11022317.md), 2025-09-02, Other

## 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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