The Recall Desk
Our severity:SevereNHTSA·22V339000·Announced 2022-05-16

2022 Freightliner Cascadia trucks recalled for disabled antilock brakes and stability control

Daimler Trucks North America is recalling approximately 17 certain 2022 Freightliner Cascadia trucks because the antilock brakes and electronic stability control can be manually disabled, violating federal safety standards and increasing crash risk. The company will repurchase affected vehicles.

What this means for you

Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 4/5 (Severe).

The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: This recall involves disabled antilock brakes and electronic stability control systems, which are critical safety features on heavy vehicles. The defect constitutes a structural vehicle safety system failure that can increase crash risk, meeting the rubric criterion for Severe classification, despite no injuries having been reported.

Plain-English summary

Certain 2022 Freightliner Cascadia trucks are subject to recall by Daimler Trucks North America, LLC (DTNA). These vehicles have antilock brakes (ABS) and electronic stability control (ESC) systems that can be manually disabled by operators.

These vehicles fail to comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard numbers 121 (Air Brake Systems) and 136 (Electronic Stability Control Systems on Heavy Vehicles). With ABS and ESC disabled, drivers may lose critical braking and stability control, significantly increasing the risk of a crash.

This recall affects approximately 17 model year 2022 Freightliner Cascadia vehicles. DTNA notified owners by mail on June 28, 2024.

To address this issue, DTNA will repurchase the affected vehicles. Owners should contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712 (recall number FL932) or the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153) for assistance. Additional information is available at www.nhtsa.gov.

The recalled product

Product
FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA
Brand
FREIGHTLINER
Manufacturer
Daimler Trucks North America, LLC
Category
Vehicle — Commercial Truck
Hazard
Affected units
17

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Model numbers (1)

  • CASCADIA

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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