Freightliner Conventional
Owners filed 73 complaints across 16 model years of the Freightliner Conventional. The 2000 drew the most (12).
Which Freightliner Conventional years should you avoid?
Not enough of the record to single a year out. Fewer than 4 Freightliner Conventional model years have at least 25 complaints and are old enough to judge, so any ranking would be noise. The table below has every year as filed.
How this is worked out: each year is compared with a typical year of the same model, which takes most of the difference in sales out of it, and its share of serious failures is compared with every other car of the same model year, because older cars were complained about differently. A year needs 25 complaints to be judged at all. Complaints are unverified owner reports. Full method →
Every Freightliner Conventional model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | — | — | Power Train › Driveline › Driveshaft | Routine | |
| 2007 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Trailer Hitches | Routine | |
| 2002 | 2 | 1 | — | — | Tires | Routine | |
| 2001 | 7 | 0 | 2 | — | Service Brakes, Air | Routine | |
| 2000 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 2 | Tires | Routine | |
| 1999 | 11 | 0 | — | 1 | Wheels | Routine | |
| 1998 | 5 | 0 | — | — | Tires | Routine | |
| 1997 | 5 | 0 | — | 1 | Tires | Routine | |
| 1996 | 5 | 1 | 3 | — | Electrical System › Wiring › Interior/Under Dash | Routine | |
| 1995 | 7 | 0 | — | 1 | Tires | Routine | |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Tires | Routine | |
| 1993 | 6 | 0 | 1 | — | Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline | Routine | |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 | — | — | Equipment › Mechanical › Wrecker and Wheel Lift Devices | Routine | |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 | — | — | Tires | Routine | |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Electronic Stability Control (esc) | Routine |
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, October 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.