{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Freightliner recall 16V656 (FL-721): Model Year 2013-2017 Freightliner Cascadia",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/16v656/",
  "summary": "Recall 16V656 (Freightliner): If the PDM short circuits, there would be an increased risk of a fire, especially if the nearby CNG tank leaks.",
  "excerpt": "Freightliner Cascadia, model years 2013 to 2017. Filed by Daimler Trucks North America LLC and reported to NHTSA on 13 September 2016. 1,039 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Daimler Trucks North America, LLC. (DTNA) is recalling certain model year 2013-2017 Freightliner Cascadia vehicles manufactured September 24, 2012, to May 27, 2015 and equipped with compressed natural gas (CNG) engines. The affected vehicles have a Power Distribution Module (PDM) that is mounted near the CNG fuel … 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-721. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 16V656 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 PDM short circuits, there would be an increased risk of a fire, especially if the nearby CNG tank leaks.” 16V656 Daimler Trucks North America LLC Electrical System 13 September 2016 2013-2017 FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA If the PDM short circuits, there would be an increased risk of a fire, especially if the nearby CNG tank l",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T18:37:19+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T11:32:04+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Freightliner recall 16V656 (FL-721): Model Year 2013-2017 Freightliner Cascadia\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/16v656/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}