2019 Freightliner Cascadia: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 53 complaints
53
Total Complaints
42,500mi
Median Mileage
SERVICE BRAKES
Top Issue
7
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

10,000 25th Percentile
42,500 Median Mileage
181,005 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

SERVICE BRAKES
9
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
7
STEERING
6
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS
4
STRUCTURE:BODY
4
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
3
ENGINE
3
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE
3
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
2
SUSPENSION
2

Severity Assessment

7
Crashes
3
Fires
9
Injuries
2
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"OUR COMPANY SAYS THE 2019 WILL NOT IDLE WHEN IT IS BETWEEN 30 AND 60 DEGREES , WELL PROBLEM IT CAN BE 58 OUTSIDE AND ITS OVER 70 INSIDE, WELL ROLL DOWN THE WINDOWS , YEAH NOW NO SAFETY FOR THE DRIVER, AND WE HAVE WOMAN OUT THERE TO. SO I DONT THING THEY WANT TO BE RAPED, SO IDLING THE TRUCK SHOULD..."
"OUR COMPANY SAYS THE 2019 WILL NOT IDLE WHEN IT IS BETWEEN 30 AND 60 DEGREES , WELL PROBLEM IT CAN BE 58 OUTSIDE AND ITS OVER 70 INSIDE, WELL ROLL DOWN THE WINDOWS , YEAH NOW NO SAFETY FOR THE DRIVER, AND WE HAVE WOMAN OUT THERE TO. SO I DONT THING THEY WANT TO BE RAPED, SO IDLING THE TRUCK SHOULD..."
"TRUCK FLOATS/SWAYS SIDE TO SIDE DOWN THE ROAD MAKING IT HARD TO CONTROL AND REQUIRING CONSTANT CORRECTION LEADING TO OVERCORRECTION AND ADDITIONAL SWAYING. TRUCK HANDLES CURVES POORLY. YOU CANNOT GOOD THE STEERING WHEEL IN ONE PLACE AROUND A CURVE, YOU MUST CONSTANTLY REPOSITION/CORRECT THE WHEEL ..."

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