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SuspensionPart report

2019 Freightliner Cascadia Suspension Problems

Complaints
3about this part
Share
10%of 29 total for the year
Median mileage
10,000miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 3 complaints about the suspension of the 2019 Freightliner Cascadia, 10% of the 29 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 10,000 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.

“Truck floats/sways side to side down the road making it hard to control and requiring constant correction leading to overcorrection and additional swaying. Truck handles curves poorly. You cannot good the steering wheel in one place around a curve, you must constantly reposition/correct the wheel throughout the curve. Suspension is poorly designed, causing too much motion for the driver to consinrespond too, leading to fatigue and muscle aches. This is specifically regarding all old dominion freight line 2 axke daycab 2019 Freightliner Cascadia's.”

NHTSA complaint #11132252, filed 2018-09, 10,000 miles

“I am purchasing this vehicle from a fleet sales in Pa and the left cab shock and 4 rear shock absorbers on the rear suspension I believe are severely compromised and I'm being told that they are unsure if these items are listed under DOT inspection and I am asking to have them replaced upon my purchasing of the vehicle. Will these severely rusted and damaged components passed a federal DOT inspection? I also see that they failed to have the recall repaired. …”

NHTSA complaint #11765736, filed 2026-09

“:steering. Yes :was unable to steer properly into a curve in road, resulting in truck slamming into ditch. :no :yes :no incident occurred 10/29/2021. we never received any indication of issues until weeks after. upon looking further into the recall we saw that the notices were set to be sent out 10/30/2021. one day after incident. furthermore we also see another recall that was never fixed from 9/20, of which we never were sent any info on and remains not addressed per this website. (RECALL RELATED INCIDENT) TS”

NHTSA complaint #11440871, filed 2021-11

Related service bulletins

Suspension: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
202417%
2021213%
2019310%
201516%
200915%

Other parts of the 2019 Freightliner Cascadia

Brakes
10 complaints
Forward collision avoidance
10 complaints
Steering
6 complaints
Body and structure
4 complaints
Engine
3 complaints
Exterior lighting
3 complaints
Vehicle speed control
3 complaints
Fuel system
2 complaints
Electrical system
1 complaints
Lane departure
1 complaints
Other or unknown
1 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2019 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.

To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology