2020 Freightliner Cascadia defect investigations
Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 2020 Freightliner Cascadia. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.
- Automatic Emergency Braking ErrorsEngineering Analysis EA25006 · opened Oct 23, 2025 · still open
On May 26, 2023, the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened a Preliminary Evaluation (PE23010) to assess reports of false positive activation of the Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB) system in model year (MY) 2017-2022 Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) vehicles. The reports alleged that activation of the AEB sy…
- Automatic Emergency Braking ErrorsPreliminary Evaluation PE23010 · opened May 26, 2023 · closed Oct 23, 2025
On May 26, 2023, the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened a Preliminary Evaluation (PE23010) to assess reports of false positive activation of the Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB) system in model year (MY) 2017-2022 Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) vehicles. The reports alleged that activation of the AEB sy…
- Engine Electrical Wiring Harness ChafePreliminary Evaluation PE21004 · opened Feb 25, 2021 · closed Jan 14, 2025
The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened this Preliminary Evaluation to investigate reports of engine electrical wiring harness chafe on the subject vehicles.ODI analysis found thousands of unique harness part numbers, spanning the two generations of vehicle chassis assembled at multiple vehicle assembly plants…
- Halogen Headlights May Cause FiresPreliminary Evaluation PE21006 · opened Feb 25, 2021 · closed Jul 16, 2021 · led to recall 21V357000
In its process for evaluating Early Warning Reporting data, the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) found twenty-four (24) field reports involving headlight fires on Freightliner Cascadia trucks, model years 2017 and newer produced by the vehicle manufacturer, Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA). ODI contacted DTNA a…
- SAM Cab Water IntrusionRecall Query RQ20001 · opened Aug 31, 2020 · closed Jun 26, 2025
On August 31, 2020, the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened a recall query, RQ20001, to investigate the allegations of water intrusion into the truck cab signal-detect and activation module (SAM cab).The investigation further evaluated the effectiveness of the original recall remedy, and the installation of an…