{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Freightliner recall 18V742 (FL-799): 2017-2018 Freightliner Cascadia",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/18v742/",
  "summary": "Recall 18V742 (Freightliner): If the brake lights remain activated, other drivers may be unaware that the vehicle is actually slowing or stopping, increasing th...",
  "excerpt": "Freightliner Cascadia, model years 2017 to 2018. Filed by Daimler Trucks North America LLC and reported to NHTSA on 19 October 2018. 6,326 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) is recalling certain 2017-2018 Freightliner Cascadia vehicles. The brakes lights on these vehicles may remain activated after the brake pedal is released. 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-799. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 18V742 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 brake lights remain activated, other drivers may be unaware that the vehicle is actually slowing or stopping, increasing the risk of a crash.” 18V742 Daimler Trucks North America LLC Exterior Lighting:Brake Lights 19 October 2018 2017-2018 FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA If the brake lights remain activated, other drivers may be unaware that the vehicle is actually slowing or stopping, increasing the risk of a crash. DTNA will notify owners and dealers w",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T19:58:18+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T15:03:25+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Freightliner recall 18V742 (FL-799): 2017-2018 Freightliner Cascadia\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/18v742/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}