Freightliner Cascadia
Owners filed 250 complaints across 25 model years of the Freightliner Cascadia. The 2019 drew the most (28); the 2025 the fewest (1).
Model years25
Complaints250
Recalls364
Fires19
Deaths8
Every Freightliner Cascadia model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 3 | — | — | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2025 | 1 | 8 | — | — | Exterior Lighting › Turn Signal › Flasher Unit | Routine | |
| 2024 | 14 | 2 | — | 1 | Forward Collision Avoidance › Adaptive Cruise Control | Routine | |
| 2023 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 1 | Forward Collision Avoidance › Automatic Emergency Braking | Routine | |
| 2022 | 13 | 19 | — | 3 | Forward Collision Avoidance › Automatic Emergency Braking | Fatalities reported | |
| 2021 | 15 | 21 | — | 1 | Tires | Routine | |
| 2020 | 26 | 21 | — | 2 | Forward Collision Avoidance › Automatic Emergency Braking | Routine | |
| 2019 | 28 | 29 | 2 | 4 | Service Brakes | Fatalities reported | |
| 2018 | 11 | 26 | 1 | 2 | Vehicle Speed Control | Do not drive | |
| 2017 | 9 | 20 | — | 2 | Air Bags | Do not drive | |
| 2016 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 1 | Engine | Routine | |
| 2015 | 16 | 18 | 1 | 1 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2014 | 12 | 21 | 2 | — | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2013 | 7 | 19 | 1 | — | Service Brakes | Routine | |
| 2012 | 17 | 19 | 3 | 1 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2011 | 12 | 23 | — | 1 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2010 | 12 | 23 | 1 | 1 | Electrical System | Fatalities reported | |
| 2009 | 19 | 24 | 3 | — | Steering | Routine | |
| 2008 | 8 | 22 | — | — | Steering | Routine | |
| 2007 | 1 | 12 | — | — | Steering | Routine | |
| 2006 | 1 | 8 | — | — | Structure › Body | Routine | |
| 2005 | 1 | 3 | — | — | Tires › Tread/Belt | Routine | |
| 2004 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine |
Which Freightliner Cascadia years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2019 is the weakest year on record, with 28 complaints concentrated in the service brakes. It carries 29 recalls.
Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, September 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.