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Freightliner fasteners that secure the driver's air bag module within the steering wheel may not have been installed to specification, possibly affecting the frontal air bag deployment in the event of a crash.

NHTSA campaign 18V-300 · Reported May 8, 2018 · 1,219 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Freightliner Cascadia
VEHICLES AFFECTED
1,219
REMEDY
DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the frontal air bag fasteners, tightening them to the proper specification, free of charge.
COST
Free

The short version

Daimler Trucks North America LLC reported a problem with the air bags frontal. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

The fasteners that secure the driver's air bag module within the steering wheel may not have been installed to specification, possibly affecting the frontal air bag deployment in the event of a crash.

WHY IT MATTERS

An incorrectly installed air bag may not function correctly in a crash, increasing the risk of injury.

WHAT TO DO

DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the frontal air bag fasteners, tightening them to the proper specification, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 18V-300.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
2018–2019Freightliner Cascadia

What changed

Newest first. The record shows both when the recall began and what has changed since.

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA. LATEST

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What this record means

Data from the NHTSA recall database. A clean VIN check means no open federal recalls for that vehicle — not that it never had one.

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