{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Freightliner recall 20V251 (FL-850): Freightliner Business Class M2 (2019)",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/20v251/",
  "summary": "Recall 20V251 (Freightliner): A sudden loss of drive power and loss of power steering increases the risk of a crash. Freightliner's own number: FL-850.",
  "excerpt": "Freightliner Business Class M2, model year 2019. Filed by Daimler Trucks North America LLC and reported to NHTSA on 5 May 2020. 5 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Daimler Trucks North America, LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2019 Freightliner Business Class M2 trucks equipped with Cummins PowerDrive EV drivetrains, part numbers 4000EV, 6000EV, and 7000EV. A connector within the wire harness may become unplugged and cause loss of communication between control modules, resulting … 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-850. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 20V251 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 sudden loss of drive power and loss of power steering increases the risk of a crash.” 20V251 Daimler Trucks North America LLC Power Train 5 May 2020 2019-2019 FREIGHTLINER BUSINESS CLASS M2 A sudden loss of drive power and loss of power steering increases the risk of a crash. Per Cummins, all of the affected vehicles have been rem",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T21:09:38+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T17:43:25+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Freightliner recall 20V251 (FL-850): Freightliner Business Class M2 (2019)\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/20v251/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}