The defect
Daimler Trucks North America, LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2022 Freightliner Cascadia vehicles. The antilock brakes (ABS) and electronic stability control (ESC) may be manually disabled. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard numbers 121, "Air Brake Systems," and 136, "Electronic Stability Control Systems on Heavy Vehicles."
The risk
Disabled ABS and ESC may lead to loss of braking or stability control, which can increase the risk of a crash.
The remedy
DTNA will repurchase the vehicles. Owner notification letters were mailed June 28, 2024. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL932.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Freightliner Cascadia | 2022 |
Components: ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
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 | 2022 | 13 | 19 |
Other electronic stability control (esc) recalls in 2022
4 of the 933 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2022 concerned the electronic stability control (esc); Daimler Trucks North America, LLC filed 166 campaigns in all.
| 22V679000 12 Sept 2022 | Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC |
| 22V239000 13 Apr 2022 | Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing |
| 22V140000 10 Mar 2022 | Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2022