1994 Freightliner Business Class

Routine

No owner complaints are on file for this vehicle. It has been recalled 3 times.

3 safety recalls

Part 573 reports

Parking Brake › Conventional › Mechanical › Linkage and Cable02V108001

Filed Apr 10, 2002548 vehiclesFreightliner Corporation

Defect. ON CERTAIN TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH MERITOR BRAND 12" X 4" DCM DRUM PARKING BRAKE, THE BOLTS USED TO ATTACH THE PARKING BRAKE ASSEMBLY TO THE FLANGE YOKE ARE TOO LARGE AND CAN INTERFERE WITH THE PROPER ENGAGEMENT OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM AND POSSIBLY DISENGAGE.

Risk. IMPROPER ENGAGEMENT OF THE PARKING BRAKE COULD RESULT IN THE VEHICLE ROLLING AWAY WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING POSSIBLY RESULTING IN PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE ATTACHING BOLTS WITH THE CORRECT SIZE BOLTS FREE OF CHARGE. OWNER NOTIFICATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING OCTOBER 2002. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT FREIGHTLINER AT 1-800-547-0712.

Service Brakes, Air › Controls, Pedals and Linkages00V357000

Filed Nov 3, 2000105,000 vehiclesFreightliner Corporation

Defect. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS. THE BRAKE PEDAL PUSH ROD THAT ACTIVATES THE SERVICE BRAKES COULD FRACTURE.

Risk. THIS COULD RESULT IN A LOSS OF BRAKING CONTROL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE BRAKE PEDAL PUSH ROD.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Cooling System › Fan98V052000

Filed Mar 4, 19988,485 vehiclesFreightliner Corporation

Defect. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: TRUCK-TRACTORS EQUIPPED WITH 26" 8-BLADE METAL ENGINE COOLING FANS. THE FAN BLADES CAN FATIGUE CRACK AND EVENTUALLY SEPARATE FROM THE FAN.

Risk. IF THE FAN BLADE BREAKS WHILE A PERSON WAS WORKING IN THE ENGINE, PERSONAL INJURY COULD OCCUR.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THESE FANS WITH FANS WHICH ARE MORE DURABLE.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2003

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Assessment
2003	7	1	Routine
2002	0	5	Routine
2001	0	6	Routine
2000	1	9	Routine
1999	1	5	Routine
1998	0	5	Routine
1997	2	6	Routine
1996	0	5	Routine
1995	2	4	Routine
1994 — this page	0	3	Routine
1993	0	2	Routine
1992	0	2	Routine
1991	0	2	Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Apr 10, 2002. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.