The defect
Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 Freightliner Cascadia vehicles manufactured March 27, 2015, to November 4, 2014, and powered by compressed natural gas (CNG). The affected vehicles have a tailpipe that allows hot exhaust to exit near the CNG tank pressure relief device (PRD).
The risk
Hot exhaust in close proximity to the PRD may cause the PDR to activate and CNG to be unexpectedly released from the tank. Discharge of CNG in the presence of an ignition source can increase the risk of a fire.
The remedy
All the vehicles involved in this recall campaign have been repaired. The recall is began on March 13, 2015. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL-695.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Freightliner Cascadia | 2013, 2014, 2015 |
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freightliner Cascadia | 2013 | 7 | 19 |
| Freightliner Cascadia | 2014 | 12 | 21 |
| Freightliner Cascadia | 2015 | 16 | 18 |
Other engine and engine cooling recalls in 2015
53 of the 863 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2015 concerned the engine and engine cooling; Daimler Trucks North America LLC filed 213 campaigns in all.
| 15V852000 18 Dec 2015 | Suzuki Motor of America, Inc. |
| 15V755000 16 Nov 2015 | Navistar, Inc. |
| 15V752000 13 Nov 2015 | Newmar Corporation |
| 15V705000 26 Oct 2015 | Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| 15V701000 26 Oct 2015 | General Motors LLC |
| 15V702000 26 Oct 2015 | Mack Trucks, Inc. |
| 15V676000 19 Oct 2015 | Chrysler (FCA US LLC) |
| 15V662000 16 Oct 2015 | Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2015