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2024 Freightliner Cascadia Recalls & Complaints

2

open safety recalls on record

Serious

27 owner complaints filed · Severity Index 0.07 · updated 2026-08-07

The recalls

Serious23V299000

Electronic Stability Control (Esc)

Understeering during a J-turn may raises the risk of a crash.

Remedy & full details

DTNA will replace the tires, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 19, 2023. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL971.

Daimler Trucks North America, LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain short wheelbase 2020-2024 Freightliner Cascadia, 2021-2024 Freightliner M2 Business Class, 2022 Western Star 4700, and 2020 Freightliner Classic Cascadia vehicles. The vehicle is equipped with an electronic stability control system and tire combination that may understeer during a J-turn. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 136, "Electronic Stability Control Systems on Heavy Vehicles."

Serious24V093000

Steering

loss of steering control raises the risk of a crash.

Remedy & full details

Dealers will replace the steering gears, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 5, 2024. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-745-8000. DTNA's number for the recall is FL995.

Daimler Trucks North America, LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2024 FCCC MT45G, MT45, and Freightliner Cascadia vehicles. The steering gear assemblies may have been assembled incorrectly with fewer recirculating balls than are required, which may result in a loss of steering control.

Complaint volume

27 this model-year 10 median, same year

Volume alone is not a fault rate — popular vehicles attract more reports. Read it next to the severity mix below.

What owners reported happened

1Crashes
0Fires
0Injuries
0Deaths

Across 27 complaints. Severity Index 0.07.

Severity Index weights each complaint's reported outcome (death ×10, injury ×4, fire ×3, crash ×2) and divides by total complaints. It measures how severe reports are, not how often faults occur.

What owners report most

Forward Collision Avoidan…6 · 22%Vehicle Speed Control6 · 22%Forward Collision Avoidan…4 · 15%Forward Collision Avoidan…3 · 11%Service Brakes2 · 7%Steering2 · 7%Exterior Lighting1 · 4%Suspension1 · 4%
  1. Forward Collision Avoidance: Adaptive Cruise Control — 6 reports
  2. Vehicle Speed Control — 6 reports
  3. Forward Collision Avoidance: Warnings — 4 reports
  4. Forward Collision Avoidance: Automatic Emergency Braking — 3 reports
  5. Service Brakes — 2 reports
  6. Steering — 2 reports
  7. Exterior Lighting — 1 reports
  8. Suspension — 1 reports
  9. Electrical System — 1 reports
  10. Tires — 1 reports

What to do

  1. Find your 17-character VIN on the driver's door jamb or the base of the windscreen.
  2. Check it against NHTSA's official lookup at nhtsa.gov/recalls — the authoritative record for your exact car.
  3. Book the repair with any franchised dealer. Safety recall work is free, with no time limit and regardless of who owns the car now.

Other model years

2005 (3) · 2006 (8) · 2007 (12) · 2008 (22) · 2009 (24) · 2010 (23) · 2011 (23) · 2012 (19) · 2013 (19) · 2014 (21) · 2015 (18) · 2016 (12) · 2017 (20) · 2018 (26) · 2019 (29) · 2020 (20) · 2021 (20) · 2022 (18) · 2023 (6) · 2024 · 2025 (8) · 2026 (3)

Numbers in brackets are open recall campaigns for that year.

Questions

Does an open recall mean the car is unsafe to drive?

Not usually. NHTSA issues a "do not drive" or "park outside" advisory when a defect is dangerous enough to keep you out of the car — those are flagged Critical above. Everything else should be repaired promptly but is not an immediate stop-driving order.

Do I pay for recall repairs?

No. Federal law requires the manufacturer to fix a safety recall free of charge, including parts and labour, whether or not you are the original owner.

Why are there complaints but no recalls?

Complaints are unverified reports filed by owners. They can prompt an investigation, but many never become recalls — either the fault isn't safety-related or it isn't widespread.

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