NHTSA campaign 19V066000 · Manufacturer campaign FL806

Freightliner Recall 19V-066: Driver's Frontal Air Bag May Deploy Unexpectedly

NHTSA recall 19V066000 (Manufacturer campaign FL806) was reported by Daimler Trucks North America LLC on February 7, 2019, with 3,365 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Freightliner Cascadia for model years 2018–2020. Owners were notified on July 19, 2019, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

Is my vehicle included?

This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 19V066000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
19V066000 (also written 19V-066 or 19V066)
Filed by
Daimler Trucks North America LLC
Manufacturer campaign number
FL806
Report received
Potentially affected
3,365 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Air Bags — Frontal
Owners notified

Repair completion: 96.08% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated October 21, 2026)

NHTSA cautions against comparing completion rates across recalls or manufacturers. How try.vin reads them.

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 19V066000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.

Freightliner

  • Freightliner Cascadia

    • 2018, 2019, 2020 · Vehicles built September 11, 2017 – January 30, 2019 (per NHTSA)
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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 19V066000.

Defect description

Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2018-2020 Freightliner Cascadia vehicles equipped with an optional steering wheel air bag. The driver's frontal air bag may deploy unexpectedly.

Safety consequence

If the driver's frontal air bag deploys unexpectedly, it can increase the risk of a crash.

Manufacturer remedy

Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) will notify owners, and dealers will remove the air bag as an the interim remedy, free of charge. DTNA is developing a remedy program, which when available, will be communicated to customers and dealers. DTNA issued owners an interim notification on April 5, 2019. The recall began July 19, 2019. Owners may contact Daimler Trucks customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL806. This recall supersedes recall 18V-787.

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

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 19V066000

Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.