{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "DTNA recall 18V699 (FL796): 2019 Freightliner Cascadia and Western Star 5700",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/18v699/",
  "summary": "Recall 18V699 (DTNA): If the steering wheel detaches, there would be a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash. Dtna's own number: FL796.",
  "excerpt": "Freightliner Cascadia, Western Star 5700, model year 2019. Filed by Daimler Trucks North America LLC and reported to NHTSA on 5 October 2018. 622 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Daimler Trucks North America, LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2019 Freightliner Cascadia and Western Star 5700 vehicles. The steering wheel on these vehicles may loosen over time and the steering wheel may detach from the steering column. 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 Dtna's own number for this recall: FL796. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 18V699 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 steering wheel detaches, there would be a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.” 18V699 Daimler Trucks North America LLC Steering 5 October 2018 2019-2019 FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA, WESTERN STAR 5700 If the steering wheel detaches, there would be a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash. DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will correct the steering wheel installation",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T19:57:57+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T15:01:25+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"DTNA recall 18V699 (FL796): 2019 Freightliner Cascadia and Western Star 5700\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/18v699/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}