Warning
2024 Freightliner Cascadia Recall: ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
This recall involves a potential crash or injury risk. Schedule service with your dealer promptly.
Source: NHTSA
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2024 Freightliner Cascadia Recall: ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Vehicle Identity
- Vehicle
- 2024 Freightliner Cascadia
- Component
- ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Affected Vehicles
2024 Freightliner Cascadia
Recall Summary
Daimler Trucks North America, LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain short wheelbase 2020-2024 Freightliner Cascadia, 2021-2024 Freightliner M2 Business Class, 2022 Western Star 4700, and 2020 Freightliner Classic Cascadia vehicles. The vehicle is equipped with an electronic stability control system and tire combination that may understeer during a J-turn. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 136, "Electronic Stability Control Systems on Heavy Vehicles."
Consequence
Understeering during a J-turn may increase the risk of a crash.
Remedy
DTNA will replace the tires, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 19, 2023. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL971.
411 Press Analysis
Daimler Trucks North America, LLC is recalling certain 2024 Freightliner Cascadia vehicles due to an issue with electronic stability control (esc). The recall was reported to NHTSA on April 26, 2023. Understeering during a J-turn may increase the risk of a crash. DTNA will replace the tires, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 19, 2023. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. Affected owners can verify their vehicle status at NHTSA.gov/recalls.
Sources: NHTSA Vehicle Safety Recall Database