Freightliner FLD120

Owners filed 29 complaints across 18 model years of the Freightliner FLD120. The 2000 drew the most (8).

Model years18
Complaints29
Recalls17
Fires3
Deaths0

Which Freightliner FLD120 years should you avoid?

Not enough of the record to single a year out. Fewer than 4 Freightliner FLD120 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 FLD120 model year compared

Complaints per year
YearComplaintsRelative volumeRecallsFiresCrashesMost reportedStatus
20080
2———Routine
20070
2———Routine
20061
2——EngineRoutine
20050
1———Routine
20040
1———Routine
20030
1———Routine
20015
0——Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › DieselRoutine
20008
01—Suspension › Front › Springs › Leaf Spring Assembly › Hanger,bracketRoutine
19995
01—Power Train › Axle Assembly › Axle ShaftRoutine
19983
0——WheelsRoutine
19971
1——Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Drum › DrumRoutine
19962
01—Service Brakes, AirRoutine
19951
0——Power Train › Driveline › DriveshaftRoutine
19941
1——Service Brakes, AirRoutine
19931
3——TiresRoutine
19921
1——Electrical SystemRoutine
19910
1———Routine
19900
1———Routine

Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, October 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.