2016 Freightliner Cascadia Air bags Problems
- Complaints
- 1about this part
- Share
- 8%of 12 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 100,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the air bags of the 2016 Freightliner Cascadia, 8% of the 12 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 100,000 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“The contact owns a 2016 Freightliner Cascadia. While driving, the contact heard a loud boom noise but could not determine the location of the noise. The contact stated that the vehicle independently drifted to the left and then independently drifted to the right. As a result, the contact lost control of the steering wheel. The vehicle slammed into a guardrail and bounced into a wall, which damaged the front driver's side. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The air bags failed to deploy. The contact sustained a head injury and body aches, which required medical attention. …”
NHTSA complaint #11003726, filed 2017-07, 100,000 milesAir bags: other model years
Other parts of the 2016 Freightliner Cascadia
4 complaintsElectrical system
3 complaintsOther or unknown
3 complaintsSteering
3 complaintsBody and structure
2 complaintsBrakes
1 complaintsEquipment
1 complaintsForward collision avoidance
1 complaintsFuel system
1 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
1 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2016 Freightliner Cascadia
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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