Model year

2006 Freightliner Classic

Body and fuel not decoded. Owner complaints on file from Feb 6, 2011 to Feb 6, 2011.

Recalls (4)Complaints (1)Investigations (1)Bulletins (0)

Recall campaigns covering this model year4181k vehicles or units across those campaigns

Owner complaints1Close to the median 2006 vehicle

Severity index0.0Crash, fire, injury or death per 100

First 24 months0Complaints in its first two years

Complaints over time

Complaints about the 2006 Freightliner Classic peaked in 2011, with 1 filed

Owner complaints about this model year, by the year they were filed with NHTSA.

Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file. The lighter column runs through October.

Components

100% of complaints about the 2006 Freightliner Classic name brakes

Owner complaints by component. Hover or focus a bar for the crash, fire, injury or death count.

Brakes

Tires

Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file. A complaint can name more than one component; it is counted under the first.

Recalls

4 recall campaigns cover the 2006 Freightliner Classic

Check a specific vehicle by VIN on NHTSA's site: a campaign may cover only part of a model year's production.

Recall campaigns for the 2006 Freightliner Classic
Campaign	Filed	Subject	Component	Vehicles	Remedy
08V-113	Mar 11, 2008	Fractured fuel line could leak diesel fuel	Fuel system	62,000	Part replacement
07V-530	Nov 13, 2007	On certain truck-tractors equipped with holland simplex se or se ii fifth wheels, the latch lever pivot bolt assembly may have been over-tightened…	Trailer hitches	38,000	Part replacement
07V-302	Jul 16, 2007	Certain freightliner school bus chassis, heavy trucks, and thomas built school buses manufactured between july 2002 and july 3, 2007, equipped…	Brakes	75,000	Repair or modification
06V-030	Feb 8, 2006	On certain trucks equipped with caterpillar diesel engines, the variable valve actuation oil line may wear against the sharp edge of the cylinder…	Engine and cooling	5,771	Not stated

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.

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Owner complaints

What owners reported about the 2006 Freightliner Classic

The full text of every complaint filed with NHTSA about this model year, newest first. Complaints are filed by owners and are not verified by NHTSA; NHTSA removes personal details before publishing.

1 complaint on file, page 1 of 1.

Filed Feb 6, 2011Failure Dec 20, 2010Dubuque, IAService brakes, Air, Tires
2006 FREIGHTLINER SEMI, WAS DISABLED ON THE BERM WITH IT'S HAZARD LIGHTS ON AND A PATROL CAR BEHIND IT DUE TO LOSING A SET OF TRAILER TIRES. UPON COMING TO A STOP AT THE 148.4 MILE POST. UNIT 2'S BRAKE DRUM FELL OFF AND ROLLED INTO TRAFFIC. UNIT 1 STRUCK THE BRAKE DRUM AND CONTINUED ON A LITTLE FURTHER BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. *BF ACCORDING TO THE POLICE REPORT, THE DRIVER WAS ASKED TO MOVE HIS OUT FIT A LITTLE FURTHER DOWN THE ROAD AWAY FROM TRAFFIC AND AS HE DID, THAT IS WHEN THE OFFICER NOTICED THE BRAKE DRUM HAD FALL FROM THE TRUCK. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT # 10-0902-90)*JB UPDATED 02/15/11 *BF
NHTSA complaint 10381875

Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.

Investigations

1 NHTSA investigation on file

PE07047 Preliminary evaluation, Trailer hitches
INSECURE FIFTH WHEEL LATCHING
Opened Sep 14, 2007, closed Nov 19, 2007 · led to a recall

Source: NHTSA ODI investigations file.

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Service bulletins

No manufacturer communications on file

Technical service bulletins and other notices the manufacturer sent to dealers. A bulletin is not a recall.

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications files.

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