{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Freightliner recall 13V538 (FL-653): Model Year 2013 Freightliner Cascadia",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/13v538/",
  "summary": "Recall 13V538 (Freightliner): If the snap ring is missing, the rear wheels may separate from the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.",
  "excerpt": "Freightliner Cascadia, model year 2013. Filed by Daimler Trucks North America and reported to NHTSA on 30 October 2013. 81 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) is recalling certain model year 2013 Freightliner Cascadia vehicles with rear axles assembled by Meritor and equipped with ConMet Preset Plus Hubs manufactured from August 6, 2012 through December 7, 2012. In the affected axles, the axle hub may be missing a locking snap ring. 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-653. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 13V538 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: “If the snap ring is missing, the rear wheels may separate from the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.” 13V538 Daimler Trucks North America Power Train:Axle Assembly 30 October 2013 2013-2013 FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA If the snap ring is missing, the rear wheels may separate from the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash. DTNA will notify owne",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T15:40:12+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-17T07:41:25+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Freightliner recall 13V538 (FL-653): Model Year 2013 Freightliner Cascadia\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/13v538/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}