{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Freightliner recall 17V629 (FL-748): 2017-2018 Freightliner Cascadia",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/17v629/",
  "summary": "Recall 17V629 (Freightliner): A loss of steering control increases the risk of a crash. Freightliner's own number: FL-748.",
  "excerpt": "Freightliner Cascadia, model years 2017 to 2018. Filed by Daimler Trucks North America LLC and reported to NHTSA on 6 October 2017. 138 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2017-2018 Freightliner Cascadia vehicles. The upper steering pinch bolt may not have been properly tightened, possibly causing a loss of mechanical connection between the steering wheel and front wheels. 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-748. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 17V629 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: “A loss of steering control increases the risk of a crash.” 17V629 Daimler Trucks North America LLC Steering 6 October 2017 2017-2018 FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA This is not an ordinary campaign. Owners are told not to drive the vehicle at all . NHTSA applies this to a small minority of campaigns. 28 of the 1,399 we currently hold. A loss of steering control increases the risk of a crash.",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T19:19:13+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T13:11:10+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Freightliner recall 17V629 (FL-748): 2017-2018 Freightliner Cascadia\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/17v629/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}