{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Freightliner recall 18V116 (FL-760): Freightliner Mt45g, Freightliner Mt55g (2018)",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/18v116/",
  "summary": "Recall 18V116 (Freightliner): An electrical short can increase the risk of fire. Freightliner's own number: FL-760.",
  "excerpt": "Freightliner Mt45g, Freightliner Mt55g, model year 2018. Filed by Daimler Trucks North America LLC and reported to NHTSA on 16 February 2018. 584 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2018 Freightliner MT45G and MT55G custom chassis built with certain uStart Ultra Capacitors. The bracket that secures the capacitor to the battery tray may damage the capacitor and allow water to enter the capacitor, causing corrosion or a possible … 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-760. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 18V116 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 electrical short can increase the risk of fire.” 18V116 Daimler Trucks North America LLC Electrical System 16 February 2018 2018-2018 FREIGHTLINER MT45G, FREIGHTLINER MT55G An electrical short can increase the risk of fire. DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will remove the capacitors, replacing them with an additional c",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T19:34:00+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T13:58:23+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Freightliner recall 18V116 (FL-760): Freightliner Mt45g, Freightliner Mt55g (2018)\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/18v116/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}