{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Freightliner recall 15V616: Freightliner Business Class M2, Freightliner Cascadia, Freightliner Columbia Glider and 1 more (2011 to 2014)",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/15v616/",
  "summary": "Recall 15V616 (Freightliner): If the fifth wheel and locking mechanism are sufficiently damaged, the locking mechanism may fail to operate as intended and the t...",
  "excerpt": "Freightliner Business Class M2, Freightliner Cascadia, Freightliner Columbia Glider, Freightliner Coronado, model years 2011 to 2014. Filed by Daimler Trucks North America LLC and reported to NHTSA on 1 October 2015. 5,801 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain model year 2011-2014 Cascadia, Business Class M2, Coronado, and Columbia Glider vehicles manufactured April 5, 2010, to June 15, 2013. The affected trucks are equipped with Fontaine Ultra LT Fifth Wheel connectors, which, due to cumulative damage to the … 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-692. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 15V616 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 fifth wheel and locking mechanism are sufficiently damaged, the locking mechanism may fail to operate as intended and the trailer may unexpectedly detach from the tractor, increasing the risk of a crash.” 15V616 Daimler Trucks North Ameri",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T17:32:13+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T09:42:32+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Freightliner recall 15V616: Freightliner Business Class M2, Freightliner Cascadia, Freightliner Columbia Glider and 1 more (2011 to 2014)\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/15v616/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}