2008–2009 Freightliner Cascadia recall: airbag
⚠️ What's wrong
Daimler trucks is recalling certain model year 2008 through 2009 trucks equipped with indiana mills and manufacturing rolltek side-roll protection systems. The sensor designed to detect vehicle roll CAN malfunction and cause the side airbags to inadvertently deploy.
💥 The risk
Inadvertent deployment of the side airbags could result in a vehicle crash or injury to an out of position occupant.
🔧 The fix
Daimler trucks will inspect to determine if a vehicle contains an affected system and, if so, that system will be replaced free of charge. The recall is expected to begin on or before november 20, 2009. Owners may contact daimler trucks at 1-800-547-0712.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 09V376000
- Manufacturer recall #
- FL-559
- Manufacturer
- DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA
- Vehicles affected
- 14
- Component
- AIR BAGS
- Owner phone
- 1-800-547-0712
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Dec 1, 2009
- Built
- Nov 6, 2007 – Apr 19, 2008
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Damiler recall no.FL-559.owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov .