2012 Freightliner Cascadia: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 27 complaints
27
Total Complaints
398,000mi
Median Mileage
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Top Issue
1
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

263,175 25th Percentile
398,000 Median Mileage
426,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
11
ENGINE
4
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
4
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
2
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
1
VISIBILITY/WIPER
1
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
1
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
1
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
1
SERVICE BRAKES
1

Severity Assessment

1
Crashes
6
Fires
1
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REARVIEW MIRROR DID NOT ALLOW HIM TO SEE THE BLIND SPOTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE.THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE."
"THIS SUMMARY WAS WRITTEN BY ODI'S BOWMAN AFTER PHONE INTERVIEW WITH COMPLAINANT: PRIMARY ALLEGED ISSUE: (1) LIMITED FRONT VISIBILITY DUE TO LIMITED AREA SWEPT BY WIPERS [ODI NOTE: SEE THE PHOTOS IN WHICH THE COMPLAINANT MASKED THE WINDSHIELD WITH NEWSPAPER TO ILLUSTRATE THE COMPROMISED VISIBILITY CL..."
"THIS SUMMARY WAS WRITTEN BY ODI'S BOWMAN AFTER PHONE INTERVIEW WITH COMPLAINANT: PRIMARY ALLEGED ISSUE: (1) LIMITED FRONT VISIBILITY DUE TO LIMITED AREA SWEPT BY WIPERS [ODI NOTE: SEE THE PHOTOS IN WHICH THE COMPLAINANT MASKED THE WINDSHIELD WITH NEWSPAPER TO ILLUSTRATE THE COMPROMISED VISIBILITY CL..."

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28