# 2016 FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA — ENGINE
> NHTSA complaint `1723217` · 2021-01-28 · Daimler Trucks North America, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FREIGHTLINER
- **Model:** CASCADIA
- **Year:** 2016
- **Manufacturer:** Daimler Trucks North America, LLC
- **Component:** ENGINE
- **Miles at failure:** 200,000
## Narrative
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
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*