Car Problem DataNHTSA records

2007 Freightliner Century Class S/T

Routine

Owners filed 2 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the engine and engine cooling › exhaust system. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Structure › Frame and Members › Underbody Shields1
000
Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System1
002

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports
Parking Brake › Conventional › Air06V205000
Filed Jun 12, 20065,243 vehiclesFreightliner Llc

Defect. CERTAIN HEAVY TRUCKS, SHUTTLE BUSES, AND SCHOOL BUSES EQUIPPED WITH BENDIX MODULATED SPRING BRAKE VALVES. A DEFECT IN THE MODULATED SPRING BRAKE VALVE CASTING MAY CAUSE AN INTERMITTENT DELAY IN THE APPLICATION OF THE PARK BRAKE.

Risk. THE VEHICLE MAY ROLLAWAY WITHOUT WARNING, POSSIBLY CAUSING PERSONAL INJURY.

Remedy. FREIGHTLINER WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE VALVES FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 28, 2006 TO FREIGHTLINER, STERLING, AND FCCC OWNERS. THOMAS BUILT MAILED LETTERS TO OWNERS BEGINNING JULY 27, 2006. THIS RECALL HAS BEEN SUPERSEDED (REPLACED) BY RECALL 07V302 (FL-504).

What owners reported

Newest filings
Structure › Frame and Members › Underbody Shields
Filed Feb 5, 2013759,236 milesMN

SEMI-ANNUAL INSPECTION SHOWED A CRACK IN THE FRAME RAIL THAT STARTED IN A THIN AREA OF THE FRAME FLANGE. THIS CRACK IS JUST BEHIND THE LEFT CAB MOUNT ON THE LEFT FRAME RAIL. THE CRACK EXTENDS COMPLETELY THROUGH THE FLANGE AND APPROXIMATELY 1 1/2" UP THE SIDE OF THE FRAME RAIL. HAD THIS GONE UNFOUND, IT WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN A COMPLETELY SPLIT FRAME RAIL OF THE TRUCK. COMPLETE LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND ACCIDENT ON A HIGHWAY WOULD HAVE BEEN THE RESULT. DAIMLER FREIGHTLINER WILL NOT ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS FACTORY DEFECT. PER MIKE ELDRIGDE, "IT IS OUT OF THE 72 MONTH, 750,000 MILE WARRANTY." I DO HAVE PICTURES OF THE DEFECT PRIOR TO FIXING IT. *TR

Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System2 injured
Filed Jan 12, 2007MI

BEEN GETTING BURNING EYES, HEADACHES, BLURRED VISION,MUSCLE ACHES, CAN SMELL FUMES COMING INTO CAB, ABOUT 4 HOURS INTO DRIVING GET VERY SLEEPY, THIS SHOULD NOT BE GOING ON. BEEN IN THIS TRUCK FOR 6 MONTHS. SPITTING UP A LOT OF FLEM, SINUS PROBLEMS PASR NORMAL, NEVER HAD THESE PROBLEMS BEFORE. *NM

2 of 2 complaints, reproduced as filed.

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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: Jun 12, 2006. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.