By model year
Freightliner FLB 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 FLB
Every Freightliner FLB model year on file, 1991 to 2001. 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 years101991 to 2001
Recall campaigns10Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins42Summed 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 FLB 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 2000 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 1999 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 1998 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 1996 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 1995 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 1994 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| 1993 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| 1992 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 1991 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 1 | 0 | 4 |
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls
Recent campaigns covering the Freightliner FLB
- 03V-112 Mar 21, 2003
On certain trucks equipped with truck hub units manufactured by skf exclusively for use on arvinmeritor's ff98x series non-drive steer axles, the…
Suspension · 5,716 vehicles - 01V-044-002 Feb 21, 2001
Vehicle description: trucks, school bus and motor home chassis, and transit buses equipped with tie rod assemblies manufactured by trw
Steering · 16k vehicles - 97V-196-001 Nov 4, 1997
Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks equipped with design level 1, rockwell ff980 series front axle
Suspension · 4,048 vehicles - 97V-114-001 Aug 4, 1997
Vehicle description: heavy duty truck
Lighting · 77k vehicles - 96V-232 Nov 13, 1996
Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks equipped with horton fan drives
Engine and cooling · 28k vehicles - 95V-085 May 1, 1995
Glass in the swing-out side window can separate from the window frame
Visibility and wipers · 4,630 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 - 94V-068 Apr 11, 1994
Larger than specified screw was used to mount a power junction stud block to the passenger side of the engine tunnel
Electrical system · 1,400 vehicles - 93V-202 Dec 6, 1993
Driveline u-joints exhibit excessive rates of failure at low mileages and may cause separation of the interaxle driveline
Powertrain · 11k vehicles - 93V-191 Nov 19, 1993
Heater/defroster door can become stuck in the heater mode due to the door over-traveling the door stop, impeding the defroster portion of the…
Visibility and wipers · 1,800 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.