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Freightliner FL-60

Every Freightliner FL-60 model year on file, 1991 to 2000. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years71 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years101991 to 2000
Recall campaigns8Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins0Summed across model years
By model year

The 1993 model year drew the most complaints, 2, 29% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

00.511.5219911992199321994199519961997199819992000
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Seat belts leads the Freightliner FL-60 complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Seat belts
2
Electrical system
2
Speed control
1
Brakes
1
Structure
1
Lighting
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Freightliner FL-60 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.

Freightliner FL-60 by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2000Truck10.050000
1999Not decoded0NoneNone100
1998Truck250.0100110
1997Not decoded0NoneNone110
1996Truck20.0100200
1995Not decoded0NoneNone400
1994Not decoded0NoneNone300
1993Heavy truck20.0100300
1992Not decoded0NoneNone300
1991Not decoded0NoneNone300
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Freightliner FL-60

  • 99V-111 May 6, 1999
    Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks equipped with hydraulic brakes
    Brakes · 185 vehicles
  • 99V-085 Apr 20, 1999
    Vehicle description: trucks equipped with a driveline parking brake
    Brakes · 1,935 vehicles
  • 98V-002 Jan 5, 1998
    Vehicle description: truck/trailers
    Equipment · 35 vehicles
  • 96V-233-003 Nov 20, 1996
    Vehicle description: all vehicles equipped with eaton drive axles and axilok spindle nuts
    Suspension · 1,410 vehicles
  • 95V-094 May 9, 1995
    Parking brake lever may not travel far enough over center to assure that it remains in the proper position allowing the vehicle to roll away while…
    Brakes · 3,050 vehicles
  • 95E-003-005 Apr 3, 1995
    Air system blockage in the air dryer occurs degrading the moisture removing capabilities of the dryer when the vehicle is operated in a cold…
    Brakes · 19k vehicles
  • 95V-018 Feb 6, 1995
    Brake chamber mounting studs can loosen or pull through due to fatigue in the brake chamber housing caused by foundation brake chatter
    Brakes · 5,700 vehicles
  • 92V-057 Apr 14, 1992
    Number of cabs were assembled with fewer welds than specified in the upper b pillar near the anchorage for the seat belt
    Seat belts · 1,400 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.