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2016 FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA — STRUCTURE:BODY

fire · 1723209 · 2021-01-28

Vehicle

Make
FREIGHTLINER
Model
CASCADIA
Year
2016
Manufacturer
Daimler Trucks North America, LLC
Component
STRUCTURE:BODY
Miles at failure
313,882

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
Yes
Crash
No
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

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

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11390543
Machine
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