17V629000
STEERING
A loss of steering control increases the risk of a crash.
2018 FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA
26 safety recall campaigns, 1 carrying NHTSA's "park it" advisory, 5 defect investigations (1 open), 19 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
Do not drive
1 campaign covering the 2018 FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA carries NHTSA’s “park it” advisory — the federal government telling owners to stop driving the vehicle until the remedy has been performed. Whether it was performed on any particular car is not something NHTSA publishes in a form anyone can query; a franchised dealer can run the VIN and print the record in a minute, and the repair is free.
The record
Recall campaigns26
Park it1stop driving until repaired
Investigations51 open
Owner complaints19
Complaints citing a crash4
Complaints citing a fire1
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 26
23V073000
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Brakes that pull to one side may cause a sudden change in vehicle direction, increasing the risk of a crash.
22V817000
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL
Brakes that pull to one side during an ACC braking event may cause a sudden change in vehicle direction, increasing the risk of a crash.
20V567000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
If the brake lights remain illuminated, drivers may be unaware when the truck is actually slowing or stopping, increasing the risk of a crash.
21V357000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:BULBS
Melting components can increase the risk of fire.
20V642000
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
Unintended vehicle movement van increase the risk of a crash.
What owners report most
- 3VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- 2SERVICE BRAKES
- 2ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 2EXTERIOR LIGHTING
- 2UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- 1FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
- 1SERVICE BRAKES, AIR
- 1TIRES
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2018 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.