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Freightliner FL-80

Every Freightliner FL-80 model year on file, 1991 to 1998. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years10 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years81991 to 1998
Recall campaigns4Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins0Summed across model years
By model year

The 1997 model year drew the most complaints, 1, 100% of the model's total

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

00.250.50.751199119921993199419951996199711998
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Steering leads the Freightliner FL-80 complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Steering
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Freightliner FL-80 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-80 by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
1998Not decoded0NoneNone100
1997Truck10.050100
1996Not decoded0NoneNone100
1995Not decoded0NoneNone100
1994Not decoded0NoneNone100
1993Not decoded0NoneNone100
1992Not decoded0NoneNone100
1991Not decoded0NoneNone100
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Freightliner FL-80

  • 98V-114 May 26, 1998
    Vehicle description: heady duty trucks equipped with 36" rear brake chambers
    Brakes · 45 vehicles
  • 96V-233-003 Nov 20, 1996
    Vehicle description: all vehicles equipped with eaton drive axles and axilok spindle nuts
    Suspension · 1,410 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
  • 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.