Model year

1988 Freightliner Conventional

Body and fuel not decoded. Owner complaints on file from no date to no date.

Recalls (2)Complaints (0)Investigations (1)Bulletins (0)

Recall campaigns covering this model year24,605 vehicles or units across those campaigns

Owner complaints0Not enough peers on file

Severity indexNoneCrash, fire, injury or death per 100

First 24 months0Complaints in its first two years

Complaints over time

Complaints about the 1988 Freightliner Conventional by year filed

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

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

Components

Complaints by component

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

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

Recalls

2 recall campaigns cover the 1988 Freightliner Conventional

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 1988 Freightliner Conventional
Campaign	Filed	Subject	Component	Vehicles	Remedy
88V-168	Oct 24, 1988	Fasteners that retain the brake pedal to the pivot tube may not have been properly torqued	Brakes	4,513	Repair or modification
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	Part replacement

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.

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Owner complaints

What owners reported about the 1988 Freightliner Conventional

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.

0 complaints on file.

Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.

Investigations

1 NHTSA investigation on file

PE90074 Preliminary evaluation, Electrical system
BATTERY CABLE SHORTS
Opened Apr 10, 1990, closed Aug 7, 1990

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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