Model year

1998 Freightliner FLD120

Body and fuel not decoded. Owner complaints on file from May 25, 1999 to Aug 30, 2010.

Recalls (0)Complaints (3)Investigations (0)Bulletins (2)

Recall campaigns covering this model year0No recall campaign lists this model year

Owner complaints33.0 times the median 1998 vehicle

Severity index0.0Crash, fire, injury or death per 100

First 24 months1Complaints in its first two years

Complaints over time

Complaints about the 1998 Freightliner FLD120 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.

Components

33% of complaints about the 1998 Freightliner FLD120 name suspension

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

Suspension

Tires

Wheels

Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file. A complaint can name more than one component; it is counted under the first.

Recalls

No recall campaign lists the 1998 Freightliner FLD120

Check a specific vehicle by VIN on NHTSA's site: a campaign may cover only part of a model year's production.

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.

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Owner complaints

What owners reported about the 1998 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.

3 complaints on file, page 1 of 1.

Filed Aug 30, 2010Failure Jul 8, 2010Dansville, NYTires
1998 FREIGHTLINER FLD120 RIGHT FRONT STEER TIRE BLEWOUT CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE DRIVE UNIT AND LEFT FRONT SIDE OF THE HOOD. *BF (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT # 10-0398-91)*JB UPDATED 09/13/10*BF UPDATED 09/28/10 *BF UPDATED VOQ 10/01/10
NHTSA complaint 10353148
Filed Jul 25, 2005Failure Jul 24, 2005715,227 milesPhoneix, AZHub
DT: THE CONSUMER STATES THAT HIS FRONT LEFT WHEEL HUB AND TIRE COMPLETELY FELL OFF OF THE VEHICLE WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ABOUT 70 MPH AND WAS COMING TO A STOP. THE CONSUMER DID MANAGE TO AVOID ANY ACCIDENTS. THE OWNER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE HAS HAD A SHIMMY ABOUT 50 MILES BEFORE THIS HAPPENED AND THE ABS LIGHT ON THE DASH AND THE WHEEL SPIN LIGHT WAS ON. ABOUT A QUARTER MILE BEFORE THIS HAPPENED THE OWNER SAW SMOKE EMITTING THE VEHICLE. *JB
NHTSA complaint 10129910
Filed May 25, 1999Failure Apr 29, 1999Superior, WIWheels
LEFT FRONT WHEEL FELL OFF OF VEHICLE CAUSING DAMAGE TO FRONT END. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT) MJS.
NHTSA complaint 545768

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

2 manufacturer communications cover this model year

Technical service bulletins and other notices the manufacturer sent to dealers. A bulletin is not a recall.

SF170A Feb 1, 1999 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
ON SOME FREIGHTLINER SPECIFIC FLD120 VEHICLES, MANUFACTURED BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 18, 1998 AND OCTOBER 5, 1998, THE FUEL TANK BANDS MAY HAVE INADEQUATE SPOT WELDS BETWEEN THE STEP BRACKET AND THE WRAPPED PORTION AROUND THE T-BOLT AND MAY COME LOOSE. *TT
SF170A Feb 1, 1999 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
VEHICLES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 18, 1998 AND OCTOBER 5, 1998 EQUIPPED WITH FUEL TANK BANDS MAY HAVE INADEQUATE SPOT WELDS BETWEEN THE STEP BRACKET AND THE WRAPPED PORTION AROUND THE T-BOLT AND MAY COME LOOSE. *TT

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications files.

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