2016 Freightliner Cascadia Engine Problems
- Complaints
- 4about this part
- Share
- 33%of 12 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 256,941miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 4 complaints about the engine of the 2016 Freightliner Cascadia, 33% of the 12 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 256,941 miles. 2 a fire, 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.
“I am a fire investigator with onondaga county fire investigation unit. Recently I had two fires with similar vehicles both were 2016 freightliners Cascadia 125 both were parked and not running at the time of the fire events. Both origin and cause investigations appeared to reveal a failure/malfunction at the what has been described to me as being the power distribution modular (pdm). Both resulted in the vehicles being destroyed by fire.”
NHTSA complaint #11390543, filed 2021-01, 313,882 miles“Injector cup started leaking damaging injectors and causing cross contamination between fuel and coolant. This is a know problem for the isx and cummins should pay for the repair”
NHTSA complaint #11634584, filed 2025-01“The contact owns a 2016 Freightliner Cascadia. The contact stated that while her worker was driving at various speeds, the vehicle lost motive power and stalled. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle failed to restart. The vehicle was then towed to a local dealer, where it was diagnosed that the engine control module (ECM), engine, and an unknown fuse needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 600,000.”
NHTSA complaint #11516788, filed 2023-04Related service bulletins
- 11026453Nov 20, 2025Fleet Communications for Power Steering Reservoir Fill Cap Venting
- 11016309Mar 20, 2025CX Advocate for NOx conversion low faults
- 11014819Feb 20, 2025CX Advocate for turbo oil drain cracking
- 11014818Feb 20, 2025CX Advocate for NOx conversion low faults
- 11013206Jan 16, 2025CX Advocate for turbo oil drain cracking
- 11013204Jan 16, 2025CX Advocate for NOx conversion low faults
- 11013201Jan 16, 2025CX Advocate for GATS2.4 being expanding to DD15
- 11013199Jan 16, 2025CX Advocate for DD13 Gen 5 engines operating at high altitude experience EGR slow response fault.
- 11013196Jan 16, 2025CX Advocate for CARB tightening the Readiness Criteria applied to On-Board Diagnostic (OBD) test submissions for the Clean Truck Check.
- 11012298Dec 19, 2024Important Campaign Information letter for DDC D24R4 - Campaign Reactivated
Engine: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 8% |
| 2021 | 1 | 6% |
| 2020 | 1 | 4% |
| 2019 | 3 | 10% |
| 2016 | 4 | 33% |
| 2015 | 1 | 6% |
| 2014 | 2 | 17% |
| 2012 | 4 | 24% |
| 2011 | 2 | 17% |
| 2010 | 2 | 17% |
Other parts of the 2016 Freightliner Cascadia
3 complaintsOther or unknown
3 complaintsSteering
3 complaintsBody and structure
2 complaintsAir bags
1 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 27, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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