{"source":"nhtsa","country":"us","campaign":"18V522000","date":"2018-08-08","owner_notified":"2018-10-05","manufacturer":"Daimler Trucks North America LLC","component":"STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT PITMAN","summary":"Daimler Trucks North America, LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Freightliner Cascadia vehicles.  Over time, the pitman arms may crack and fracture.","consequence":"If the pitman arm fractures there would be a loss of steering control, increasing the risk of a crash.","remedy":"DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will replace the pitman arms, free of charge.  The recall is expected to begin October 6, 2018.  Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712.  DTNA's number for this recall is FL-784.","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.","mfr_campaign":"FL-784","part_number":null,"units":116,"completion":{"kind":"quarterly","report_number":7,"period_from":"2020-2","period_to":"2020-2","submitted":"2020-10-21","involved":116,"remedied":110,"unreachable":0,"removed":0,"remedied_percent":94,"as_of":"2026-10-19"},"do_not_drive":false,"park_outside":false,"notification":null,"french":null,"vehicles":[{"year":2018,"make":"FREIGHTLINER","model":"CASCADIA","vehicle_id":"2018_freightliner_cascadia","match":"exact","built_from":"2017-02-09","built_to":"2018-07-30"},{"year":2019,"make":"FREIGHTLINER","model":"CASCADIA","vehicle_id":"2019_freightliner_cascadia","match":"exact","built_from":"2017-02-09","built_to":"2018-07-30"}],"may_apply":true,"as_of":"2026-10-19","lookup":{"nhtsa":"https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls","tc":"https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng","maker":null},"attribution":[],"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/nhtsa/18V522000"}