Freightliner Cascadia (2018-2020): Air bags
Recall 19V066000 · Feb 7, 2019 · Daimler Trucks North America LLC
3,365
vehicles affected
3,365
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 19V066000
- Date
- Feb 7, 2019
- Maker
- Daimler Trucks North America LLC
- Units affected
- 3,365
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Air bags > Frontal
- Model years
- 2018-2020
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Crash risk
What is wrong
Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2018-2020 Freightliner Cascadia vehicles equipped with an optional steering wheel air bag. The driver's frontal air bag may deploy unexpectedly.
What can happen
If the driver's frontal air bag deploys unexpectedly, it can increase the risk of a crash.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) will notify owners, and dealers will remove the air bag as an the interim remedy, free of charge. DTNA is developing a remedy program, which when available, will be communicated to customers and dealers. DTNA issued owners an interim notification on April 5, 2019. The recall began July 19, 2019. Owners may contact Daimler Trucks customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL806. This recall supersedes recall 18V-787.
Vehicles covered
1 model, 3 model years in all
| Make | Model | Model years |
|---|---|---|
| Freightliner | Cascadia | 2018-2020 |
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Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 19V066000?
1 model: Freightliner Cascadia (2018-2020), about 3,365 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 19V066000?
Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) will notify owners, and dealers will remove the air bag as an the interim remedy, free of charge. DTNA is developing a remedy program, which when available, will be communicated to customers and dealers. DTNA issued owners an interim notification on April 5, 2019. The recall began.
What can happen?
If the driver's frontal air bag deploys unexpectedly, it can increase the risk of a crash.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. A dealer can tell whether a single vehicle still needs the repair.