Freightliner Cascadia

Freightliner Cascadia — production years, market prices by model year, NHTSA recalls and owner complaints, and live listings for sale on VehiSales.

Generations of the Freightliner Cascadia

Every body generation side by side — each links to its full story: market prices, facelift changes, recalls and live listings.

Generation Facelift Price today Units for sale Recalls Complaints
Generation 1 1996–now — — 0 265 205

Vehicles within one generation share the same platform and body style. Price today — median asking prices across each generation's model years (current market).

Engines used in the Cascadia

Engine families this model shipped with, by NHTSA VIN build data — each links to every model that shares it.

Engine Years in this model Also used in VIN builds ⓘ
Freightliner 12.8L 6-cylinder 2007–2027 14 models 360
Freightliner 14.8L 6-cylinder 2008–2027 7 models 232
Freightliner 14.0L 6-cylinder 1994–2015 25 models 30

About the Freightliner Cascadia

The Freightliner Cascadia is a heavy-duty semi-trailer truck produced by Freightliner Trucks. It was designed with fuel efficiency in mind, as well as improving upon several other features including the powertrain offerings, sound mitigation, safety systems, and overall mechanical reliability from its predecessors. It is offered in three basic configurations: Day Cab, Mid-Roof XT, and Raised Roof. The latter two models are sleeper cabs, offered in various lengths, ranging from 48 to 72 inches.

The Cascadia was sold chiefly in North America until 2020, when an export, primarily geared towards the Australian and New Zealand markets, was introduced. Before the introduction of the export variant, its place remained occupied by the Freightliner Century for export markets, it shares its cab with the Western Star 57X, which is mechanically similar to the Cascadia.

Source: Wikipedia — Freightliner Cascadia, CC BY-SA.

Recalls & complaints by year (NHTSA)

Year Recalls Complaints Most reported
2011 23 12 Electrical System, Power Train, Fuel/Propulsion System
2012 19 17 Electrical System, Unknown Or Other, Engine
2013 19 7 Electrical System, Service Brakes, Fuel/Propulsion System
2014 21 12 Electrical System, Service Brakes, Fuel/Propulsion System
2015 18 16 Electrical System, Service Brakes, Steering
2016 12 12 Engine, Unknown Or Other, Steering
2017 20 9 Steering, Unknown Or Other, Service Brakes
2018 26 9 Exterior Lighting, Unknown Or Other, Electrical System
2019 29 29 Forward Collision Avoidance, Service Brakes, Steering
2020 21 26 Forward Collision Avoidance, Service Brakes, Tires
2021 21 16 Tires, Forward Collision Avoidance, Service Brakes
2022 19 13 Forward Collision Avoidance, Service Brakes, Unknown Or Other
2023 7 12 Forward Collision Avoidance, Electrical System, Firerelated
2024 2 14 Forward Collision Avoidance, Vehicle Speed Control, Steering
2025 8 1 Exterior Lighting

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.