20V214000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
The vehicle's rearward visibility may be reduced, increasing the risk of a crash.
2012 FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA
19 safety recall campaigns, 5 defect investigations, 27 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns19
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations5
Owner complaints27
Complaints citing a crash1
Complaints citing a fire6
Complaints are reports from owners of this model year, not findings about any particular vehicle, and a model that sold in large numbers will collect more of them. They are counted here as filed; nothing is inferred from them.
Recall campaigns 6 of 19
18V503000
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
A tie-rod failure would cause a disconnect between the front wheels, resulting in a loss of steering ability, thereby increasing the risk of a crash.
17V810000
EQUIPMENT
In the event of a fire, if the fire extinguisher does not function properly, it can increase the risk of injury.
17V761000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
If the brake lights fail to illuminate, there would not be a signal to other motorists that the vehicle is slowing, increasing the risk of a crash.
15V616000
TRAILER HITCHES:FIFTH WHEEL ASSEMBLY
If the fifth wheel and locking mechanism are sufficiently damaged, the locking mechanism may fail to operate as intended and the trailer may unexpectedly detach from the tractor, increasing the risk of a crash.
14V680000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
Due to the area of its placement, the exhaust system forces heat around, and may overheat, the fuel system components, increasing the risk of a vehicle fire.
What owners report most
- 11ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 4UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- 4ENGINE
- 2EXTERIOR LIGHTING
- 1VISIBILITY/WIPER
- 1VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
- 1VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
- 1ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2012 FREIGHTLINER CASCADIAs can have entirely different histories, and a recall campaign usually covers a build-date window rather than a whole model year — which a VIN does not encode, so only the door-jamb label settles it. Scanning the VIN adds the decode, the crash tests, the fuel economy and the complaints matched to that exact engine, trim and assembly plant.