Daimler Trucks North America, LLC: Steering › Linkages › Drag › Link › Connection
Daimler Trucks North America, LLC reported this defect to federal regulators on Sep 2, 2021 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 113,085. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
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.
The risk
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.
3 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Freightliner Cascadia | 16 | 21 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 Freightliner Cascadia | 26 | 21 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 Freightliner Cascadia | 29 | 29 | 2 | 4 |
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 21V689000.
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