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#BS-2020-FRECAS-36E02020 Freightliner Cascadia
Based on reports from 47 owners and 20 recalls for this exact model.
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Based on 47 complaints, 6 crashes, 0 fires, and 20 recalls.
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Mechanic Inspection Checklist
9 owners reported forward collision avoidance: automatic emergency braking issues — failures commonly reported around 52K miles.
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Top cost driver: Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking (9 reports).
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2020 Freightliner Cascadia: Known Issues & Problem Areas
Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking Issues
Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking complaints account for 19% of all reports filed for the 2020 Freightliner Cascadia, with 9 owners filing complaints with NHTSA. The median mileage at time of complaint is 51,600 miles, suggesting issues tend to surface around the 52K-mile mark.
Brakes Issues
Brakes complaints account for 15% of all reports filed for the 2020 Freightliner Cascadia, with 7 owners filing complaints with NHTSA. Owners should pay attention to brakes-related symptoms during test drives and pre-purchase inspections.
Collision Avoidance Issues
Collision Avoidance complaints account for 15% of all reports filed for the 2020 Freightliner Cascadia, with 7 owners filing complaints with NHTSA. Owners should pay attention to collision avoidance-related symptoms during test drives and pre-purchase inspections.
Wheels & Tires Issues
Wheels & Tires complaints account for 6% of all reports filed for the 2020 Freightliner Cascadia, with 3 owners filing complaints with NHTSA. Owners should pay attention to wheels & tires-related symptoms during test drives and pre-purchase inspections.
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Complaint trend by year
Complaints filed with NHTSA by year for the 2020 Freightliner Cascadia. Recent trend: stable.
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Recall History (20 recalls)
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2018-2020 Freightliner Cascadia vehicles equipped with an optional steering wheel air bag. The driver's frontal air bag may deploy unexpectedly.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
Daimler Trucks North America, LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2020 Freightliner Cascadia vehicles equipped with an ICU3S Instrument Cluster and a DT12 automated manual transmission. When the transmission is shifted out of the Neutral (N) position, the instrument cluster will continue to display the "N" position.
SERVICE BRAKES
Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2019-2020 Freightliner Cascadia vehicles equipped with a certain 40K Light Weight Extra Duty Airliner suspension and 51 inch axle spacing configuration. The brake airlines may be damaged due to inadequate clearance between the ride height control valve and the brake airlines.
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:ABS WARNING LIGHT
Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2018-2020 Freightliner Cascadia vehicles. The ABS Electronic Control Unit (ECU) may not detect an incorrectly functioning solenoid valve for the ABS/ESC module during certain low voltage start conditions, potentially causing the ABS/ESC Malfunction indicator not to illuminate. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 121, "Air Brake Systems" and number 136, "Electronic Stability Control Systems on Heavy Vehicles."
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:CHAMBER
Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2020 Freightliner Cascadia vehicles. Due to inadequate clearance between the brake chambers and the frame rail, the brake chambers can contact the frame rail and cause brake chamber to detach or be damaged.
+ 15 more recalls in the full report
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NHTSA Complaints
Federal database of owner-filed safety complaints. 47 records for this vehicle.
NHTSA Recalls
Manufacturer-issued safety recalls. 20 recalls found for this vehicle.
Repair Cost Data
Real-world repair costs from owner reports and independent databases.
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