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Freightliner battery cable terminal may break, resulting in a loss of electrical power and unintended engine stall.

NHTSA campaign 21V-481 · Reported June 25, 2021 · 122,056 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Freightliner Cascadia
VEHICLES AFFECTED
122,056
REMEDY
Dealers will repair or replace the battery cables, free of charge.
COST
Free

The short version

Daimler Trucks North America, LLC reported a problem with the 12v/24v/48v battery cables. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

The battery cable terminal may break, resulting in a loss of electrical power and unintended engine stall.

WHY IT MATTERS

An engine stall increases the risk of a crash.

WHAT TO DO

Take it to a dealer — they will repair or replace the battery cables, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 21V-481.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
2019–2022Freightliner 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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