1998 Freightliner FL-70

Routine

Owners filed 19 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the engine and engine cooling › engine › gasoline. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline17
010
Vehicle Speed Control › Cables2
000

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports
Parking Brake › Driveline99V085000
Filed Apr 20, 19991,935 vehiclesFreightliner Corporation

Defect. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH A DRIVELINE PARKING BRAKE. THE FASTENERS THAT CONNECT THE END OF TRANSMISSION COMPANION FLANGE TO THE PARK DRUM AND DRIVELINE MAY LOOSEN.

Risk. IF THIS IS UNDETECTED, THE FASTENERS MAY FATIGUE AND EVENTUALLY SHEAR OFF ALLOWING THE DRIVELINE TO SEPARATE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE FLANGE FASTENERS FOR PROPER TORQUE AND REPLACE ANY FASTENERS FOUND LOOSE. IF THE FASTENERS ARE FOUND TO BE PROPERLY TORQUED, THEY WILL BE REMOVED, PERMALOCK WILL BE ADDED, AND THEN RETORQUED TO PROPER SPECIFICATIONS.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Oct 3, 2001OH

VEHICLE WILL STALL INTERMITTENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING AT ANY SPEED. VEHICLE WITHIN A 2-YEAR PERIOD HAS BEEN BACK TO FACTORY, WHERE ENGINES WERE PUT IN 161 TIMES. FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED AS BEING THE PROBLEM. REMEDY DID NOT CORRECT REOCCURRING PROBLEM. *AK *JB

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Oct 3, 2001OH

CONSUMER STATED TRUCK STALLED WITHOUT WARNING, WITHIN A 2-YEAR PERIOD TRUCK HAS BEEN BACK TO THE FACTORY, WHERE ENGINES WERE PUT IN 161 TIMES. FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED AS BEING THE PROBLEM, REMEDY DID NOT CORRECT REOCCURRING PROBLEM.*AK *JG

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Oct 3, 2001OH

TRUCK STALLS INTERMITTENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING AT ANY SPEED. TRUCK WITHIN A 2-YEAR PERIOD HAS BEEN BACK TO FACTORY WHERE ENGINES WERE PUT IN 161 TIMES. FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED AS BEING THE PROBLEM. REMEDY DID NOT CORRECT REOCCURRING PROBLEM.*AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Oct 3, 2001OH

TRUCK STALLED INTERMITTENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING AT ANY SPEED, TRUCK WITHIN A 2-YEAR PERIOD HAS BEEN BACK TO FACTORY, WHERE ENGINES WERE PUT IN 161 TIMES. FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED AS BEING THE PROBLEM, REMEDY DID NOT CORRECT REOCCURRING PROBLEM. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Oct 3, 2001OH

TRUCK STALLED INTERMITTENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING AT ANY SPEED, TRUCK WITHIN A 2-YEAR PERIOD HAS BEEN BACK TO FACTORY, WHERE ENGINES WERE PUT IN 161 TIMES. FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED AS BEING THE PROBLEM, REMEDY DID NOT CORRECT REOCCURRING PROBLEM.*AK *SLC

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Oct 3, 2001OH

TRUCK STALLED INTERMITTENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING AT ANY SPEED, TRUCK WITHIN A 2-YEAR PERIOD HAS BEEN BACK TO FACTORY, WHERE ENGINES WERE PUT IN 161 TIMES. FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED AS BEING THE PROBLEM. REMEDY DID NOT CORRECT REOCCURRING PROBLEM.*AK *SLC

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Oct 3, 2001OH

TRUCK STALLED INTERMITTENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING AT ANY SPEED. TRUCK WITHIN A 2-YEAR PERIOD HAS BEEN BACK TO FACTORY, WHERE ENGINES WERE PUT IN 161 TIMES. FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED AS BEING THE PROBLEM. REMEDY DID NOT CORRECT REOCCURRING PROBLEM.*AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › GasolineFire
Filed Oct 3, 2001OH

TRUCK STALLS INTERMITTENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING AT ANY SPEED. TRUCK WITHIN A 2-YEAR PERIOD HAS BEEN BACK TO FACTORY, WHERE ENGINES WERE PUT IN 161 TIMES. FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED AS BEING THE PROBLEM. REMEDY DID NOT CORRECT REOCCURRING PROBLEM.*AK *JB

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Oct 3, 2001OH

TRUCK WILL STALL INTERMITTENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING, AT ANY SPEED. TRUCK WITHIN A 2-YEAR PERIOD HAS BEEN BACK TO FACTORY, WHERE ENGINES WERE PUT IN 161 TIMES. FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED AS BEING THE PROBLEM. REMEDY DID NOT CORRECT REOCCURRING PROBLEM.*AK *TT

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Oct 3, 2001OH

TRUCK STALLED INTERMITTENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING AT ANY SPEED, TRUCK WITHIN A 2-YEAR PERIOD HAS BEEN BACK TO FACTORY, WHERE ENGINES WERE PUT IN 161 TIMES. FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED AS BEING THE PROBLEM. THE REMEDY IS NOT CORRECTING THE REPEATING PROBLEM.*AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Oct 3, 2001OH

TRUCK STALLED INTERMITTENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING AT ANY SPEED. TRUCK WITHIN A 2-YEAR PERIOD HAS BEEN BACK TO FACTORY, WHERE ENGINES WERE PUT IN 161 TIMES. FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED AS BEING THE PROBLEM. REMEDY DID NOT CORRECT REOCCURRING PROBLEM. *AK *SLC

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Oct 3, 2001OH

TRUCK STALLS INTERMITTENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING AT ANY SPEED. TRUCK WITHIN A 2-YEAR PERIOD HAS BEEN BACK TO FACTORY, WHERE ENGINES WERE PUT IN 161 TIMES. FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED AS BEING THE PROBLEM. REMEDY DID NOT CORRECT REOCCURRING PROBLEM.*AK *JB

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Oct 3, 2001OH

TRUCK STALLED INTERMITTENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING AT ANY SPEED. TRUCK WITHIN A 2-YEAR PERIOD HAS BEEN BACK TO FACTORY, WHERE ENGINES WERE PUT IN 161 TIMES. FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED AS BEING THE PROBLEM. REMEDY DID NOT CORRECT REOCCURRING PROBLEM.*AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Oct 3, 2001OH

TRUCK STALLED INTERMITTENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING AT ANY SPEED. TRUCK WITHIN A 2-YEAR PERIOD HAS BEEN BACK TO FACTORY, WHERE ENGINES WERE PUT IN 161 TIMES. FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED AS BEING THE PROBLEM. REMEDY DID NOT CORRECT REOCCURRING PROBLEM.*AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Oct 3, 2001OH

TRUCK STALLS INTERMITTENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING, AT ANY SPEED. TRUCK WITHIN A 2-YEAR PERIOD HAS BEEN BACK TO FACTORY, WHERE ENGINES WERE PUT IN 161 TIMES. FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED AS BEING THE PROBLEM. REMEDY DID NOT CORRECT REOCCURRING PROBLEM.*AK *TT

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Oct 3, 2001OH

TRUCK STALLED INTERMITTENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING AT ANY SPEED. TRUCK WITHIN A 2-YEAR PERIOD HAS BEEN BACK TO FACTORY, WHERE ENGINES WERE PUT IN 161 TIMES. FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED AS BEING THE PROBLEM. REMEDY DID NOT CORRECT REOCCURRING PROBLEM. *AK *SLC

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Oct 3, 2001OH

TRUCK STALLS INTERMITTENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING AT ANY SPEED. TRUCK WITHIN A 2-YEAR PERIOD HAS BEEN BACK TO FACTORY, WHERE ENGINES WERE PUT IN 161 TIMES. FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED AS BEING THE PROBLEM. REMEDY DID NOT CORRECT REOCCURRING PROBLEM.*AK

Vehicle Speed Control › Cables
Filed Dec 14, 2000NY

THE ACCELERATOR STICKS TO THE FLOOR DUE TO ACCELERATOR CABLE FAILURE. *YH

Vehicle Speed Control › Cables
Filed Aug 22, 2000NY

CONSUMER STATED THE ACCELERATOR STUCK TO THE FLOOR.*JG

19 of 19 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1998
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20021100Routine
20004000Routine
19995100Routine
1998 — this page19110Routine
19973300Routine
19962300Routine
19951500Routine
19942400Routine
19932500Routine
19920600Routine
19910700Routine

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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 20, 1999. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.