1998 Freightliner FL80

Routine

No owner complaints are on file for this vehicle. It has been recalled 1 time.

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports
Service Brakes, Air › Supply › Reservoir/Tank98V114000
Filed May 26, 199845 vehiclesFreightliner Corporation

Defect. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: HEADY DUTY TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH 36" REAR BRAKE CHAMBERS. THE BRAKE SYSTEM DOES NOT MEET THE AIR RESERVOIR VOLUME REQUIREMENT OF FMVSS 121, "AIR BRAKE SYSTEMS."

Risk. INCREASED BRAKING DISTANCE CAN OCCUR INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL REPAIR THESE VEHICLES.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2000
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20002000Routine
1998 — this page0100Routine
19971100Routine
19960100Routine
19950100Routine
19940200Routine
19930200Routine
19920300Routine
19910500Routine

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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: May 26, 1998. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.