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Data through Oct 2026
Model year

1997 Freightliner FLD120

Heavy truck, diesel, 6x4, built in Canada. Owner complaints on file from Mar 15, 2000 to Mar 15, 2000.

Recalls (1)Complaints (1)Investigations (0)Bulletins (0)
Recall campaigns covering this model year121 vehicles or units across those campaigns
Owner complaints1Below the median 1997 heavy truck
Severity index0.01997 heavy trucks average 14.0
First 24 months0Complaints in its first two years
Complaints over time

Complaints about the 1997 Freightliner FLD120 peaked in 2000, with 1 filed

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

00.250.50.7512000120032006200920122015201820212026
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file. The lighter column runs through October.
Components

100% of complaints about the 1997 Freightliner FLD120 name brakes

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

Brakes
1
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 1997 Freightliner FLD120

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 1997 Freightliner FLD120
CampaignFiledSubjectComponentVehiclesRemedy
98V-001Jan 5, 1998Vehicle description: truck/tractorsBrakes21Repair or modification
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.
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Owner complaints

What owners reported about the 1997 Freightliner FLD120

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.

  1. Filed Mar 15, 2000Failure Aug 1, 1996ST Augstine, FLService brakes, Drum

    BRAKE DRUMS WERE NOT INSTALLED PROPERLY, RESULTING IN HARD BRAKING. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

    NHTSA complaint 858581
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Investigations

NHTSA has not opened an investigation on this model year

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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