Freightliner Business Class
Owners filed 13 complaints across 13 model years of the Freightliner Business Class. The 2003 drew the most (7); the 2000 the fewest (1).
Model years13
Complaints13
Recalls55
Fires0
Deaths0
Every Freightliner Business Class model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 7 | 1 | — | 1 | Structure › Body › Door | Routine | |
| 2002 | 0 | 5 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2001 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2000 | 1 | 9 | — | 1 | Wheels | Routine | |
| 1999 | 1 | 5 | — | — | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Routine | |
| 1998 | 0 | 5 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 1997 | 2 | 6 | — | — | Service Brakes, Hydraulic | Routine | |
| 1996 | 0 | 5 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 1995 | 2 | 4 | — | — | Electrical System › Alternator/Generator/Regulator | Routine | |
| 1994 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 1993 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 1992 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 1991 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | Routine |
Which Freightliner Business Class years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2003 is the weakest year on record, with 7 complaints concentrated in the structure › body › door. It carries 1 recall.
Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, September 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.