{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Freightliner recall 12V138 (FL-624): Freightliner Cascadia, Freightliner Western Star (2012)",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/12v138/",
  "summary": "Recall 12V138 (Freightliner): AN UNEXPECTED MOVEMENT OF THE SEAT COULD AFFECT VEHICLE CONTROL AND VISIBILITY, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.",
  "excerpt": "Freightliner Cascadia, Freightliner Western Star, model year 2012. Filed by Daimler Trucks North America and reported to NHTSA on 2 April 2012. 5,247 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Daimler trucks (dtna) is recalling certain model year 2012 freightliner cascadia and western star 4900 vehicles, manufactured from december 22, 2011, through february 23, 2012. these vehicles may be equipped with certain national seat brand driver’s seats. these seat bases may have out-of-specification welds that may … Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. CarsMultiverse / Recalls Freightliner's own number for this recall: FL-624. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 12V138 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways. Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “AN UNEXPECTED MOVEMENT OF THE SEAT COULD AFFECT VEHICLE CONTROL AND VISIBILITY, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.” 12V138 DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA Seats 2 April 2012 2012-2012 FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA, FREIGHTLINER WESTERN STAR AN UNEXPECTED MOVEMENT OF THE SEAT COULD AFFECT VEHICLE CONTROL AND VISIBILITY, INCREAS",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T14:21:47+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-17T05:52:05+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Freightliner recall 12V138 (FL-624): Freightliner Cascadia, Freightliner Western Star (2012)\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/12v138/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}