Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 20V567000

Exterior lighting: brake lights

Daimler Trucks North America LLC filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2022-02-16.

Recall campaignNHTSA 20V567000

Exterior lighting: brake lights

Component
Exterior lighting: brake lights
Manufacturer
Daimler Trucks North America LLC
Vehicles affected
128,451
Reported to NHTSA
2022-02-16
Owners notified
2021-11-19

Defect description

Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2017-2021 Cascadia P4 vehicles. The brake lights may remain illuminated after the brake pedal has been released.

Safety risk

If the brake lights remain illuminated, drivers may be unaware when the truck is actually slowing or stopping, increasing the risk of a crash.

Manufacturer remedy

DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will replace the 3-pin brake pressure switch with a 2-pin brake pressure switch along with a jumper harness, free of charge. DTNA issued owners an interim notification on November 17, 2020. Owner notification letters were mailed on November 21, 2021. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL-863.

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.safercar.gov.

Scope of coverage

5 model years across 1 models.

ModelYears on record
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia2021 2020 2019 2018 2017

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.