- The problem
- Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 Freightliner Cascadia vehicles manufactured March 27, 2015, to November 4, 2014, and powered by compressed natural gas (CNG). The affected vehicles have a tailpipe that allows hot exhaust to exit near the CNG tank pressure relief device (PRD).
- The risk
- Hot exhaust in close proximity to the PRD may cause the PDR to activate and CNG to be unexpectedly released from the tank. Discharge of CNG in the presence of an ignition source can increase the risk of a fire.
- The fix
- All the vehicles involved in this recall campaign have been repaired. The recall is began on March 13, 2015. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL-695.
Engine & cooling
2014 Freightliner Cascadia Engine problems
Owners have filed 3 complaints about the 2014 Freightliner Cascadia's engine & cooling with NHTSA - 25% of all its complaints, most recently on December 19, 2018. They describe 0 crashes, 2 fires and 0 injuries. Stalling, loss of power, oil consumption, overheating, head gaskets, timing chains and engine failure.
- Complaints
- 3
- Recalls
- 3
- Crashes
- 0
- Fires
- 2
- Injuries
- 0
- Deaths
- 0
Engine recalls for the 2014 Freightliner Cascadia
- The problem
- Daimler Trucks of North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain model year 2011-2015 Freightliner Cascadia and M2 trucks manufactured June 2, 2011 to October 23, 2014. The vehicles are not in compliance with the requirements of the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards No. 303, "Fuel System Integrity Of Compressed Natural Gas Vehicles." Specifically, the tail pipe on these vehicles terminates under the compressed natural gas (CNG) tank and can overheat the fuel system.
- The risk
- 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.
- The fix
- DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will extend the tailpipe beyond the cabinet, free of charge. The recall began Feburary 12, 2015. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-745-8000. DTNA's number for this recall is FL-671.
- The problem
- Daimler Trucks North America LLC (Daimler) is recalling certain model year 2008-2015 Freightliner 114SD, Cascadia, M2 Business Class, Sterling LT8500, and Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner HDX vehicles manufactured February 19, 2008, through February 11, 2014, and equipped with Cummins Westport Model ISL G and Cummins Westport Model ISX12 G engines. Condensation in the intake manifold may freeze during cold weather conditions and interfere with the proper operation of the intake manifold pressure sensor.
- The risk
- The sensor malfunction could induce elevated exhaust temperatures or flames from the exhaust pipe, increasing the risk of a vehicle fire or burn injury to a person near the exhaust pipe.
- The fix
- Cummins and Cummins Westport will notify owners, and authorized Cummins service facilities will upload a new ECM calibration, free of charge. The recall began on April 12, 2014. Customers may contact Daimler at 1-800-385-4357 or Cummins Inc. at 1-800-343-7357. Daimler's number for this recall is FL-660.
Engine complaints
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 freightliner cascadia. While the vehicle was shut off, the contact smelled smoke and noticed flames coming from the vehicle. The contact extinguished the fire. The contact called tom nehl truck company (417 edgewood ave s, jacksonville, fl 32254, (904) 389-3653) and was informed that the vehicle was not covered under a warranty. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 538,123.
This set of circumstances occurs every time I pass under the railroad overpass, going southbound, on a week day (between 10 and 20 times so far). Freightliner always acted like they had never heard of this before. When I told them to check the gps and they would see that it always occurs in the exact same location they'd give me some mumbo jumbo. On several occasions freightliner overrode the fault codes as I was talking to them. But certain things were changed by freightliner. After about the first 10 of the...
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events I no longer received emails from virtual technician regarding them. The engine shut down light no longer came on and the derate began disappearing within 30 minutes. That was the case until the evening of monday, 6/22/15. As I passed under the overpass the warning lights came on. 15 Miles later the engine derated. The lights and derated stayed on until the evening 6/23 at which time the shutdown light came on and, on the highway 99 freeway, in the dark, I was reduced to a maximum operating speed of 5 mph. I called virtual technician and they told me the only course I had was to get towed to a freightliner shop. I went to sleep for the night and called mc & sons towing out of pixley, ca, next morning. As I awaited their arrival I called detroit daimler and described my situation. Just as the tow truck arrived detroit overrode the codes
We were asleep in the truck with the curtains closed. The engine was running smoothly and the air conditioning was blowing cold air. We were awakened by someone pounding on our door. When I opened the curtain, the left side of the windshield was a sheet of flames coming out from under the hood. Flames were also coming out of the left side hood latch access hole and covering the left side wing window. We exited the truck by the right side door and took a picture of the fire within two minutes of getting out. This...
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picture is available. Another picture was taken between 4 and 6 minutes after the first picture. This picture is also available. My wife was deeply asleep, but I was sleeping lightly having gone to bed shortly before the fire. My wife and I were both awakened by loud voices outside the truck. Our dog was also awakened by the loud voices. Our dog gave two sharp barks of warning, and the voices stopped. We thought it was a parking lot altercation. We all lay our heads back down to return to sleep. Our dog is quite frightened of fire, or the smell of smoke. None of us detected anything amiss at all; no alteration in the engine sound, variation in the temperature of the air conditioning, or other noises or odors. In the course of about 30 minutes, the truck burned, literally to the ground. Pictures of the burned out carcass are also available. The company's insurance adjuster said that there was not enough of the truck left from which to draw any forensic conclusions. *Tr
Freightliner Cascadia engine complaints by year
Cascadia engine problems, every yearSource: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) complaints and recalls, checked . Complaints are owners' own reports and are not verified. How we use the data