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Freightliner FLD

Every Freightliner FLD model year on file, 1986 to 2011. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years105 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years241986 to 2011
Recall campaigns48Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins1,041Summed across model years
By model year

The 1998 model year drew the most complaints, 2, 20% of the model's total

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

00.511.521986198819901992199419961998220002004200620082011
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Electrical system leads the Freightliner FLD complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Electrical system
2
Powertrain
2
Steering
2
Tires
1
Suspension
1
Engine and cooling
1
Structure
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Freightliner FLD 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 FLD by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2011Not decoded0NoneNone20125
2010Not decoded0NoneNone80138
2009Not decoded0NoneNone70132
2008Not decoded10.0100101130
2007Not decoded0NoneNone101139
2006Not decoded0NoneNone70133
2005Heavy truck1100.05030125
2004Not decoded1100.010060113
2001Other10.050400
2000Heavy truck1100.033800
1999Truck10.0100802
1998Not decoded20.0200502
1997Heavy truck1100.050200
1996Heavy truck1100.0100501
1995Not decoded0NoneNone400
1994Not decoded0NoneNone611
1993Not decoded0NoneNone510
1992Not decoded0NoneNone110
1991Not decoded0NoneNone310
1990Not decoded0NoneNone110
1989Not decoded0NoneNone200
1988Not decoded0NoneNone200
1987Not decoded0NoneNone100
1986Not decoded0NoneNone100
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Freightliner FLD

  • 20V-214 Apr 14, 2020
    Rear reflective tape may be partially covered by the mudflap hanger bracket, which may reduce the vehicle's visibility to other drivers on the road
    Lighting · 63k vehicles
  • 19V-370 May 14, 2019
    Vehicles may have an insufficient service brake air reservoir capacity
    Brakes · 741 vehicles
  • 11V-478 Sep 16, 2011
    Plastic low pressure fuel line between engine mounted fuel filter and engine block may develop a substantial diesel fuel leak
    Fuel system · 74k vehicles
  • 11V-146 Mar 3, 2011
    Intake air grid heater may short circuit and fail due to excessive internal temperatures
    Engine and cooling · 2,073 vehicles
  • 10V-341 Jul 27, 2010
    Intake air grid heater may short circuit and fail due to excessive internal temperatures
    Engine and cooling · 5,743 vehicles
  • 10V-112 Mar 23, 2010
    Daimler trucks has notified nhtsa of a defect in certain model year 2008 through 2010 freightliner columbia, fld, sterling 9500 and western star…
    Engine and cooling · 16 vehicles
  • 09V-391 Oct 6, 2009
    Plastic lines may experience leaks due to fatigue cracks caused by stress and vibration combined with high internal pressure
    Fuel system · 10k vehicles
  • 09V-366 Sep 23, 2009
    Variable valve actuation oil line may rub against the p-clips retaining the oil line, causing an oil leak
    Engine and cooling · 25k vehicles
  • 09V-220 Jun 12, 2009
    Rubber diaphragm inside the qrv may experience delamination resulting in significant levels of air pressure leakage past and/or through the…
    Brakes · 1,460 vehicles
  • 08V-113 Mar 11, 2008
    Fractured fuel line could leak diesel fuel
    Fuel system · 62k vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.