Freightliner recall: Engine and engine cooling
What is wrong
Daimler Trucks North America, LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2022 Freightliner Cascadia vehicles. The exhaust pipe outlet may have been improperly installed with the tip facing towards the battery box mounted directly above the frame rail.
What could happen
The exhaust heat may melt the battery box, increasing the risk of a fire.
The fix
Dealers will inspect and rotate exhaust pipe tip as required. Owner notification letters were mailed on November 14, 2021. Owners may contact DTNA's customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL-901.
Vehicles covered
- Freightliner Cascadia 2022
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 21V715000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- Daimler Trucks North America, LLC
- Reported to NHTSA
- Sep 15, 2021
- Owners notified
- Nov 12, 2021
- Vehicles or items affected
- 460
- Started by
- The manufacturer
- Built
- –
- Part
- Engine and engine cooling › Exhaust system
- Maker's own recall number
- FL-901
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.
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To check one car, enter its 17-character VIN on the official NHTSA page: a recall may cover only some vehicles of a model year.
Recall data: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Nebula is not affiliated with or endorsed by NHTSA.