By model year
Freightliner VCL 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 VCL
Every Freightliner VCL model year on file, 1996 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 years61996 to 2001
Recall campaigns5Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins0Summed 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 VCL 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 | 0 |
| 2000 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | Not decoded | 0 | None | None | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls
Recent campaigns covering the Freightliner VCL
- 01V-322-002 Nov 15, 2001
Vehicle description: medium duty trucks, fire trucks, and transit buses and school buses equipped with electronic throttle control/accelerator…
Speed control · 2,700 vehicles - 01V-115 Apr 13, 2001
Vehicle description: recreational vehicle chassis
Speed control · 6,003 vehicles - 00V-427 Dec 29, 2000
Vehicle description: rv chassis
Tires · 3,446 vehicles - 00V-247 Aug 29, 2000
Vehicle description: recreational vehicle chassis
Brakes · 524 vehicles - 00V-040 Feb 15, 2000
Vehicle description: motor home chassis
Equipment · 15k vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.