2020 Freightliner Cascadia: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 47 complaints
47
Total Complaints
51,600mi
Median Mileage
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
Top Issue
6
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

4,766 25th Percentile
51,600 Median Mileage
198,750 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
9
SERVICE BRAKES
7
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS
6
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
4
TIRES
3
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
3
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
2
COMMUNICATION: AUTO CRASH NOTIFICATION
1
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
1

Severity Assessment

6
Crashes
0
Fires
3
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2020 FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA. WHILE DRIVING WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED, THE VEHICLE UNINTENTIONALLY ACCELERATED. ALSO, THE CRASH WARNING ICON ILLUMINATED ALTHOUGH THERE WAS NO OBJECT IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PENSKE TRUCK RENTAL (1405 GLENDALE AVE, S..."
"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2020 FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA. WHILE DRIVING WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED, THE VEHICLE UNINTENTIONALLY ACCELERATED. ALSO, THE CRASH WARNING ICON ILLUMINATED ALTHOUGH THERE WAS NO OBJECT IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PENSKE TRUCK RENTAL (1405 GLENDALE AVE, S..."
"I HAVE HAD SEVERAL ISSUES ON MY NEW 2020 CASCADIA. THE POWER STEERING BOX HAD AN EXTERNAL LEAK WHICH RESULTED IN A STEERING WHINE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE STEERING BOX WITH ONLY 24,000 MILES ON THE TRUCK. I ALSO HAD A ROAD CALL INVOLVING A CHECK ENGINE AND STOP ENGINE LIGHT WHICH RESULTED IN A REP..."

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