By model year
Freightliner COE complaints by model year
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Model line
Freightliner COE
Every Freightliner COE model year on file, 1969 to 1999. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.
Owner complaints, all model years00 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years271969 to 1999
Recall campaigns13Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins24Summed across model years
Components
Complaints by component
Owner complaints across all model years, by component.
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Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years
The record for each Freightliner COE model year
Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.
| Year | Body | Complaints | Severity index | Peer index | Recalls | Investigations | Bulletins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1997 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1996 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1995 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 1994 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1993 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1992 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1991 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1989 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1973 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1972 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1971 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1970 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1969 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls
Recent campaigns covering the Freightliner COE
- 89V-124 Jul 24, 1989
Steering gear mounting bracket welds may crack under certain steering load conditions
Steering · 241 vehicles - 89V-090 Jun 5, 1989
Corrosion of the grabhandle at its mounting surface may lead to cracking or loss of strength
Structure · 3,219 vehicles - 88V-160 Oct 11, 1988
Steering arm may fail if used on eaton efa12f4 from axle in conjunction with ross hfb70 power steering gear
Steering · 92 vehicles - 88V-138 Aug 16, 1988
Heater/air conditioner blower motor speed control resistors can under certain conditions overheat and stall
Equipment · 20k vehicles - 87V-091 Jun 15, 1987
Buckling of the tilt cylinders may occur while lowering the vehicles cab due to improper use of the cab tilt system
Structure · 680 vehicles - 86V-118 Aug 26, 1986
Handhold mounting system, which consists of a tubular handle held in three places by cast aluminum brackets and attached to the engine exhaust…
Structure · 6,800 vehicles - 85V-081 Jun 21, 1985
Change in vendor's production tooling resulted in a fit between the radiator cap and filler neck which may be too loose
Engine and cooling · 3,000 vehicles - 85V-076 Jun 11, 1985
Cracks can develop in the oil filter mounting brackets near the bolts that attach the brackets to the frame side member
Engine and cooling · 354 vehicles - 84V-161 Dec 13, 1984
Some drag link parts can separate from the assembly which connects steering gear pitman arm to the front axle steering arm
Steering · 11k vehicles - 84V-025 Mar 2, 1984
Tubes provided as handholds may crack or fracture where the steps and attaching brackets are joined
Structure · 405 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.