Daimler Trucks North America, LLC: Exterior Lighting › Headlights › Bulbs
Daimler Trucks North America, LLC reported this defect to federal regulators on May 14, 2021 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 72,510. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
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.
The risk
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.
6 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Freightliner Cascadia | 13 | 19 | 0 | 3 |
| 2021 Freightliner Cascadia | 16 | 21 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 Freightliner Cascadia | 26 | 21 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 Freightliner Cascadia | 29 | 29 | 2 | 4 |
| 2018 Freightliner Cascadia | 11 | 26 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017 Freightliner Cascadia | 9 | 20 | 0 | 2 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 21V357000.
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