Complaints over time
Complaints about the 1999 Freightliner FLD peaked in 1999, with 1 filed
Owner complaints about this model year, by the year they were filed with NHTSA.
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file. The lighter column runs through October.
Model year
1999 Freightliner FLD
Truck, diesel, 6x6, built in United States. Owner complaints on file from Apr 8, 1999 to Apr 8, 1999.
Recall campaigns covering this model year8149k vehicles or units across those campaigns
Owner complaints1Close to the median 1999 truck
Severity index0.01999 trucks average 11.4
First 24 months1Complaints in its first two years
Components
100% of complaints about the 1999 Freightliner FLD name steering
Owner complaints by component. Hover or focus a bar for the crash, fire, injury or death count.
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file. A complaint can name more than one component; it is counted under the first.
Recalls
8 recall campaigns cover the 1999 Freightliner FLD
Check a specific vehicle by VIN on NHTSA's site: a campaign may cover only part of a model year's production.
| Campaign | Filed | Subject | Component | Vehicles | Remedy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Part replacement |
| 01V-140-007 | Sep 17, 2001 | Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks equipped with trw tie rod ends on certain meritor axles | Steering | 75,000 | Part replacement |
| 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 | 16,000 | Part replacement |
| 00V-232-002 | Aug 7, 2000 | Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks and school bus chassis built with bendix air abs with an ec-17 1030r electronic control unit (ecu), there… | Brakes | 35,405 | Part replacement |
| 00V-081 | Mar 17, 2000 | Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks built with dual leaf spring type air ride suspensions and vehicles built with single leaf spring type air… | Suspension | 13,545 | Part replacement |
| 99V-295 | Oct 26, 1999 | Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks | Suspension | 2,976 | Part replacement |
| 99V-181-002 | Jul 27, 1999 | Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks equipped with caterpillar engines and eaton autoshift transmissions | Electrical system | 320 | Software update |
| 99V-172 | Jul 2, 1999 | Vehicle description: trucks equipped with tuftrac suspensions | Suspension | 204 | Repair or modification |
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.
Owner complaints
What owners reported about the 1999 Freightliner FLD
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.
1 complaint on file, page 1 of 1.
- Filed Apr 8, 1999Failure May 15, 1988Quinwood, WVSteering
VEHICLE HOPS INTO CURVES, ACROSS YELLOW LINE. STEERING PROBLEMS OCCUR. DEALER CONTACTED, AND ATTEMPTED TO REMEDY PROBLEM. STATES NORMAL CONDITIONS. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
NHTSA complaint 836602
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Investigations
NHTSA has not opened an investigation on this model year
Source: NHTSA ODI investigations file.
Service bulletins
2 manufacturer communications cover this model year
Technical service bulletins and other notices the manufacturer sent to dealers. A bulletin is not a recall.
- 4235 Apr 1, 1999 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
GENERAL INFORMATION REGARDING RIDE PROBLEMS ON VEHICLES WITH MIN-CER BRAKE DRUMS. *TT - 6083 Jan 1, 1999 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
PROCEDURES ON REPLACING ROOF SEAM SEAL. *TT
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications files.