{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Freightliner recall 21V689 (FL-900): Freightliner Cascadia (2019 to 2021)",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/21v689/",
  "summary": "Recall 21V689 (Freightliner): Drag link separation can cause a complete loss of steering control, increasing the risk of a crash.",
  "excerpt": "Freightliner Cascadia, model years 2019 to 2021. Filed by Daimler Trucks North America, LLC and reported to NHTSA on 2 September 2021. 113,085 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Daimler Trucks North America, LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2019 Freightliner Classic Cascadia and 2019-2021 Freightliner Cascadia trucks. The drag link taper joint may not have been tightened sufficiently and could come loose, resulting in a complete separation of the drag link from the steering arm. 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-900. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 21V689 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: “Drag link separation can cause a complete loss of steering control, increasing the risk of a crash.” 21V689 Daimler Trucks North America, LLC Steering:Linkages:Drag:Link:Connection 2 September 2021 2019-2021 FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA Drag link separation can cause a complete loss of steering control, increasing the risk of a crash. DTNA wi",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T22:02:39+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T19:52:26+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Freightliner recall 21V689 (FL-900): Freightliner Cascadia (2019 to 2021)\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/21v689/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}