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Model year

1998 Freightliner FL-70

Truck, 4x2, built in United States. Owner complaints on file from Aug 22, 2000 to Oct 3, 2001.

Recalls (1)Complaints (19)Investigations (1)Bulletins (0)
Recall campaigns covering this model year11,935 vehicles or units across those campaigns
Owner complaints199.5 times the median 1998 truck
Severity index5.31998 trucks average 14.3
First 24 months0Complaints in its first two years
Complaints over time

Complaints about the 1998 Freightliner FL-70 peaked in 2001, with 17 filed

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

0510152020001720032006200920122015201820212026
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file. The lighter column runs through October.
Components

89% of complaints about the 1998 Freightliner FL-70 name engine and cooling

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

Engine and cooling
17
Fuel system
4
Speed control
2
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file. A complaint can name more than one component; it is counted under the first.
Recalls

One recall campaign covers the 1998 Freightliner FL-70

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 1998 Freightliner FL-70
CampaignFiledSubjectComponentVehiclesRemedy
99V-085Apr 20, 1999Vehicle description: trucks equipped with a driveline parking brakeBrakes1,935Part replacement
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.
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Owner complaints

What owners reported about the 1998 Freightliner FL-70

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.

19 complaints on file, page 1 of 1.

  1. Filed Oct 3, 2001Failure Aug 1, 1998Cleveland, OHGasoline

    TRUCK STALLS INTERMITTENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING AT ANY SPEED. TRUCK WITHIN A 2-YEAR PERIOD HAS BEEN BACK TO FACTORY, WHERE ENGINES WERE PUT IN 161 TIMES. FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED AS BEING THE PROBLEM. REMEDY DID NOT CORRECT REOCCURRING PROBLEM.*AK

    NHTSA complaint 897303
  2. Filed Oct 3, 2001Failure Aug 1, 1998Cleveland, OHGasoline

    TRUCK STALLED INTERMITTENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING AT ANY SPEED. TRUCK WITHIN A 2-YEAR PERIOD HAS BEEN BACK TO FACTORY, WHERE ENGINES WERE PUT IN 161 TIMES. FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED AS BEING THE PROBLEM. REMEDY DID NOT CORRECT REOCCURRING PROBLEM. *AK *SLC

    NHTSA complaint 897300
  3. Filed Oct 3, 2001Failure Aug 1, 1998Cleveland, OHGasoline, Fuel system, Fuel pump

    TRUCK STALLS INTERMITTENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING, AT ANY SPEED. TRUCK WITHIN A 2-YEAR PERIOD HAS BEEN BACK TO FACTORY, WHERE ENGINES WERE PUT IN 161 TIMES. FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED AS BEING THE PROBLEM. REMEDY DID NOT CORRECT REOCCURRING PROBLEM.*AK *TT

    NHTSA complaint 897299
  4. Filed Oct 3, 2001Failure Aug 1, 1998Cleveland, OHGasoline, Fuel system, Fuel pump

    TRUCK STALLED INTERMITTENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING AT ANY SPEED. TRUCK WITHIN A 2-YEAR PERIOD HAS BEEN BACK TO FACTORY, WHERE ENGINES WERE PUT IN 161 TIMES. FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED AS BEING THE PROBLEM. REMEDY DID NOT CORRECT REOCCURRING PROBLEM.*AK

    NHTSA complaint 897298
  5. Filed Oct 3, 2001Failure Aug 1, 1998Cleveland, OHGasoline

    TRUCK STALLED INTERMITTENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING AT ANY SPEED. TRUCK WITHIN A 2-YEAR PERIOD HAS BEEN BACK TO FACTORY, WHERE ENGINES WERE PUT IN 161 TIMES. FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED AS BEING THE PROBLEM. REMEDY DID NOT CORRECT REOCCURRING PROBLEM.*AK

    NHTSA complaint 897297
  6. Filed Oct 3, 2001Failure Aug 1, 1998Cleveland, OHGasoline

    TRUCK STALLS INTERMITTENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING AT ANY SPEED. TRUCK WITHIN A 2-YEAR PERIOD HAS BEEN BACK TO FACTORY, WHERE ENGINES WERE PUT IN 161 TIMES. FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED AS BEING THE PROBLEM. REMEDY DID NOT CORRECT REOCCURRING PROBLEM.*AK *JB

    NHTSA complaint 897296
  7. Filed Oct 3, 2001Failure Aug 1, 1998Cleveland, OHGasoline

    TRUCK STALLED INTERMITTENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING AT ANY SPEED. TRUCK WITHIN A 2-YEAR PERIOD HAS BEEN BACK TO FACTORY, WHERE ENGINES WERE PUT IN 161 TIMES. FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED AS BEING THE PROBLEM. REMEDY DID NOT CORRECT REOCCURRING PROBLEM. *AK *SLC

    NHTSA complaint 897295
  8. Filed Oct 3, 2001Failure Aug 1, 1998Cleveland, OHGasoline

    TRUCK STALLED INTERMITTENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING AT ANY SPEED, TRUCK WITHIN A 2-YEAR PERIOD HAS BEEN BACK TO FACTORY, WHERE ENGINES WERE PUT IN 161 TIMES. FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED AS BEING THE PROBLEM. THE REMEDY IS NOT CORRECTING THE REPEATING PROBLEM.*AK

    NHTSA complaint 897294
  9. Filed Oct 3, 2001Failure Aug 1, 1998Cleveland, OHGasoline, Fuel system, Fuel pump

    TRUCK WILL STALL INTERMITTENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING, AT ANY SPEED. TRUCK WITHIN A 2-YEAR PERIOD HAS BEEN BACK TO FACTORY, WHERE ENGINES WERE PUT IN 161 TIMES. FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED AS BEING THE PROBLEM. REMEDY DID NOT CORRECT REOCCURRING PROBLEM.*AK *TT

    NHTSA complaint 897293
  10. Filed Oct 3, 2001Failure Aug 1, 1998Clevaland, OHGasolineFire

    TRUCK STALLS INTERMITTENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING AT ANY SPEED. TRUCK WITHIN A 2-YEAR PERIOD HAS BEEN BACK TO FACTORY, WHERE ENGINES WERE PUT IN 161 TIMES. FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED AS BEING THE PROBLEM. REMEDY DID NOT CORRECT REOCCURRING PROBLEM.*AK *JB

    NHTSA complaint 897292
  11. Filed Oct 3, 2001Failure Aug 1, 1998Cleveland, OHGasoline, Fuel system, Fuel pump

    TRUCK STALLED INTERMITTENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING AT ANY SPEED. TRUCK WITHIN A 2-YEAR PERIOD HAS BEEN BACK TO FACTORY, WHERE ENGINES WERE PUT IN 161 TIMES. FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED AS BEING THE PROBLEM. REMEDY DID NOT CORRECT REOCCURRING PROBLEM.*AK

    NHTSA complaint 897291
  12. Filed Oct 3, 2001Failure Aug 1, 1998Cleveland, OHGasoline

    TRUCK STALLED INTERMITTENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING AT ANY SPEED, TRUCK WITHIN A 2-YEAR PERIOD HAS BEEN BACK TO FACTORY, WHERE ENGINES WERE PUT IN 161 TIMES. FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED AS BEING THE PROBLEM. REMEDY DID NOT CORRECT REOCCURRING PROBLEM.*AK *SLC

    NHTSA complaint 897290
  13. Filed Oct 3, 2001Failure Aug 1, 1998Cleveland, OHGasoline

    TRUCK STALLED INTERMITTENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING AT ANY SPEED, TRUCK WITHIN A 2-YEAR PERIOD HAS BEEN BACK TO FACTORY, WHERE ENGINES WERE PUT IN 161 TIMES. FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED AS BEING THE PROBLEM, REMEDY DID NOT CORRECT REOCCURRING PROBLEM.*AK *SLC

    NHTSA complaint 897284
  14. Filed Oct 3, 2001Failure Aug 1, 1998Cleveland, OHGasoline

    TRUCK STALLED INTERMITTENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING AT ANY SPEED, TRUCK WITHIN A 2-YEAR PERIOD HAS BEEN BACK TO FACTORY, WHERE ENGINES WERE PUT IN 161 TIMES. FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED AS BEING THE PROBLEM, REMEDY DID NOT CORRECT REOCCURRING PROBLEM. *AK

    NHTSA complaint 897282
  15. Filed Oct 3, 2001Failure Aug 1, 1998Cleveland, OHGasoline

    TRUCK STALLS INTERMITTENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING AT ANY SPEED. TRUCK WITHIN A 2-YEAR PERIOD HAS BEEN BACK TO FACTORY WHERE ENGINES WERE PUT IN 161 TIMES. FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED AS BEING THE PROBLEM. REMEDY DID NOT CORRECT REOCCURRING PROBLEM.*AK

    NHTSA complaint 897279
  16. Filed Oct 3, 2001Failure Aug 1, 1998Cleveland, OHGasoline

    CONSUMER STATED TRUCK STALLED WITHOUT WARNING, WITHIN A 2-YEAR PERIOD TRUCK HAS BEEN BACK TO THE FACTORY, WHERE ENGINES WERE PUT IN 161 TIMES. FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED AS BEING THE PROBLEM, REMEDY DID NOT CORRECT REOCCURRING PROBLEM.*AK *JG

    NHTSA complaint 897278
  17. Filed Oct 3, 2001Failure Aug 1, 1998Cleveland, OHGasoline

    VEHICLE WILL STALL INTERMITTENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING AT ANY SPEED. VEHICLE WITHIN A 2-YEAR PERIOD HAS BEEN BACK TO FACTORY, WHERE ENGINES WERE PUT IN 161 TIMES. FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED AS BEING THE PROBLEM. REMEDY DID NOT CORRECT REOCCURRING PROBLEM. *AK *JB

    NHTSA complaint 897277
  18. Filed Dec 14, 2000Latham, NYCables

    THE ACCELERATOR STICKS TO THE FLOOR DUE TO ACCELERATOR CABLE FAILURE. *YH

    NHTSA complaint 558162
  19. Filed Aug 22, 2000Latham, NYCables

    CONSUMER STATED THE ACCELERATOR STUCK TO THE FLOOR.*JG

    NHTSA complaint 553943
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Investigations

1 NHTSA investigation on file

  • RQ99009 Recall query, Powertrain
    DRIVELINE FASTENER FAILURE
    Opened Jun 1, 1999, still open ยท 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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