2016 FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA Electrical System Problems
3 NHTSA complaints on file
Electrical System Issues in the 2016 FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA
3 electrical system complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 2016 FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA. Of these, 0 involved a crash, 3 involved a fire, and 0 resulted in injury.
3
Complaints
0
Crashes
3
Fires
0
Injuries
0
Deaths
All Electrical System Complaints
Truck was parked for about 5-6 hours on yard and randomly catching fire and burns up , see similar year make and model had similar things happen and was recalled my truck was manufactured in the time period of the other recalls but I didn’t get a letter please advise
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.*DT*JB*JB*JB*JB*JB
I AM A FIRE INVESTIGATOR WITH ONONDAGA COUNTY NY RECENTLY I HAD TWO SEPARATE FIRES IN SIMILAR VEHICLES (SEE NHTSA COMPLIANT # 11390543) BOTH ORIGIN AND CAUSE INVESTIGATIONS REVEALED A MALFUNCTION/FAILURE IN WHAT HAS BEEN DESCRIBED TO ME AS A POWER DISTRIBUTION MODULAR (PDM) BOTH VEHICLES WERE TOTALLY DESTROYED BY THE RESULTING FIRE. BOTH VEHICLES WERE PARKED AND NOT RUNNING AT THE TIME OF EVENT.*DT*JB*JB*JB*JB CONSUMER BELIEVES THE MELTING SNOW WHICH ENTERED THE ELECTRIC COMPONENTS WAS CONTRIBUTING FACTOR THAT CAUSED THE FIRE.*JB
Other 2016 FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA Problem Areas
Engine
4 complaints
Steering
3 complaints
Unknown Or Other
3 complaints
Structurebody
2 complaints
Air Bags
1 complaint
Equipment
1 complaint
Forward Collision Avoidance Warnings
1 complaint
Fuelpropulsion System
1 complaint
Power Train
1 complaint
Service Brakes Airdrums Cam
1 complaint
Visibilitywiper
1 complaint