Skip to content
SteeringPart report

2023 Freightliner Cascadia Steering Problems

Complaints
1about this part
Share
8%of 12 total for the year
Median mileage
—not reported
Trend
Too newThis model year is less than 4 years old, so a trend is not meaningful yet.

NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the steering of the 2023 Freightliner Cascadia, 8% of the 12 complaints for this model year. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers. 2 recall campaigns on record are filed under a similar system.

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 2023 Freightliner Cascadia. The contact stated that while driving at 55 MPH, the steering wheel locked up, the vehicle became uncontrollable, and the vehicle flipped over. The vehicle was uncontrollable. All the warning lights illuminated. A police report was filed. The contact received injuries to her back and was taken by ambulance to a hospital, where medical attention was provided. The airbags deployed. There was an unknown substance leaking from the vehicle. There was no reported fire. The vehicle was towed to an unknown location. The local dealer was not contacted. …”

NHTSA complaint #11626573, filed 2024-11

Related recalls

Related service bulletins

Steering: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2024214%
202318%
2021213%
202028%
2019621%
2017333%
2016325%
2015319%
201118%
2010433%
20091053%
2008788%

Other parts of the 2023 Freightliner Cascadia

Forward collision avoidance
5 complaints
Electrical system
3 complaints
Other or unknown
2 complaints
Brakes
1 complaints
Body and structure
1 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
1 complaints
Vehicle speed control
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2023 Freightliner Cascadia

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 29, 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