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2021 Freightliner Cascadia

Model year 2021: every recall NHTSA’s file names for it, the complaints owners made to NHTSA, and its crash ratings.

NHTSA’s recall lookup, on nhtsa.gov

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The short answer

From NHTSA’s files, copied Oct 28, 2026.

A recall covers the vehicles it names, by build date where NHTSA gives one. Your VIN says which are open on yours.

Is your vehicle in one of these recalls?

No public file says which recalls are still open on one vehicle. NHTSA’s lookup does, from its VIN.

17 letters and numbers, at the bottom of the windshield on the driver’s side. VINs never use I, O or Q.

Source:

The VIN goes to NHTSA, never to Hearth Record.

What recalls name it?

21 recalls for the 2021 Freightliner Cascadia in NHTSA’s file, newest first. Each covers the vehicles it names; your VIN says if yours is one.

None carries NHTSA’s advice not to drive it or to park outside.

Source:

NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily.

Sep 9, 2026. Electronic stability control (esc); service brakes, air: antilock

NHTSA counts 2,404 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Nov 16, 2020.

  • NHTSA campaign 26V-583

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Apr 26, 2023. Electronic stability control (esc)

NHTSA counts 266 potentially involved, across everything this recall names.

  • NHTSA campaign 23V-299

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Mar 28, 2023. Exterior lighting: hazard flashing warning lights; exterior lighting

NHTSA counts 24,282 potentially involved, across everything this recall names.

  • NHTSA campaign 23V-208

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Feb 10, 2023. Electronic stability control (esc); service brakes, air: antilock: modulator

NHTSA counts 70,167 potentially involved, across everything this recall names.

  • NHTSA campaign 23V-073

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Dec 12, 2022. Tires; wheels: rim

NHTSA counts 49 potentially involved, across everything this recall names.

  • NHTSA campaign 22V-919

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Nov 1, 2022. Service brakes, air: antilock: modulator; forward collision avoidance: adaptive cruise control

NHTSA counts 219,390 potentially involved, across everything this recall names.

  • NHTSA campaign 22V-817

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Feb 16, 2022. Exterior lighting: brake lights

NHTSA counts 128,451 potentially involved, across everything this recall names.

  • NHTSA campaign 20V-567

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Dec 13, 2021. Fuel system, diesel: fuel injection system: fuel rail

NHTSA counts 2,843 potentially involved, across everything this recall names.

  • NHTSA campaign 21V-965

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Sep 2, 2021. Steering: linkages: drag: link: connection

NHTSA counts 113,085 potentially involved, across everything this recall names.

  • NHTSA campaign 21V-689

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Jun 25, 2021. Electrical system: 12v/24v/48v battery: cables

NHTSA counts 122,056 potentially involved, across everything this recall names.

  • NHTSA campaign 21V-481

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

May 19, 2021. Steering: linkages: tie rod assembly

NHTSA counts 8,482 potentially involved, across everything this recall names.

  • NHTSA campaign 21V-369

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

May 14, 2021. Exterior lighting: headlights: bulbs

NHTSA counts 72,510 potentially involved, across everything this recall names.

  • NHTSA campaign 21V-357

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Apr 12, 2021. Steering: linkages: tie rod assembly; steering: critical fasteners

NHTSA counts 12,470 potentially involved, across everything this recall names.

  • NHTSA campaign 21V-256

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Mar 24, 2021. Power train: clutch assembly

NHTSA counts 2 potentially involved, across everything this recall names.

  • NHTSA campaign 21V-209

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Feb 12, 2021. Engine

NHTSA counts 7 potentially involved, across everything this recall names. The ones named here were built from Nov 20, 2020 to Jan 14, 2021.

  • NHTSA campaign 21V-073

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Jan 20, 2021. Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc: caliper

NHTSA counts 133 potentially involved, across everything this recall names.

  • NHTSA campaign 21V-018

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Jan 13, 2021. Tires; tires: tread/belt

NHTSA counts 4,341 potentially involved, across everything this recall names.

  • NHTSA campaign 21V-007

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Nov 30, 2020. Power train: clutch assembly

NHTSA counts 1,233 potentially involved, across everything this recall names.

  • NHTSA campaign 20V-742

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Oct 27, 2020. Suspension: rear: axle: spindle

NHTSA counts 1,411 potentially involved, across everything this recall names.

  • NHTSA campaign 20V-660

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Jul 2, 2020. Service brakes, air: supply: quick release valve

NHTSA counts 164,326 potentially involved, across everything this recall names.

  • NHTSA campaign 20V-390

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

Apr 14, 2020. Exterior lighting

NHTSA counts 63,175 potentially involved, across everything this recall names.

  • NHTSA campaign 20V-214

The whole recall, in NHTSA’s words

What have owners told NHTSA?

16 complaints to NHTSA, received from Jun 21, 2022 to Sep 17, 2026.

  • 1 complaint told of a crash, and none of a fire.
  • Together they report 7 people injured and no deaths.
  • Complaints are owners’ own reports, not findings: NHTSA reads them to decide what to look into. Only their counts are kept here; no complaint’s words or owner are read.
Source:

NHTSA, Owner complaints flat files. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily.

How did it do in crash tests?

NHTSA hasn’t rated the 2021 Freightliner Cascadia in its 5-Star Safety Ratings. That says nothing about how it would do.

Source:

NHTSA, 5-Star Safety Ratings. Released Aug 7, 2026. Updated monthly.

What the record doesn’t say

  • Which recalls are still open on one vehicle: only NHTSA’s lookup, with its VIN, says that.
  • How serious each complaint was, or whether it was confirmed: complaints aren’t findings.
Source:

Hearth Record wrote these lines.

Sources

  • National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Recalls flat file (FLAT_RCL_POST_2010).

    Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work).

  • National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Owner complaints flat files.

    Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work).

  • National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 5-Star Safety Ratings.

    Released Aug 7, 2026 and checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).

Source:

Vehicle, car seat, tire and vehicle equipment recalls, owner complaints and crash ratings are from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Copied on Oct 28, 2026.

How to read a record

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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

Source:

CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 8, 2026. Updated monthly.

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