Freightliner Freightliner
Owners filed 129 complaints across 15 model years of the Freightliner Freightliner. The 1999 drew the most (29).
Which Freightliner Freightliner years should you avoid?
Not enough of the record to single a year out. Fewer than 4 Freightliner Freightliner 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 Freightliner model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 4 | 1 | — | — | Engine and Engine Cooling | Routine | |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | — | — | Steering | Routine | |
| 2002 | 14 | 1 | 1 | — | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2001 | 28 | 1 | — | — | Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery | Fatalities reported | |
| 2000 | 14 | 1 | — | 2 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings | Routine | |
| 1999 | 29 | 0 | — | — | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Routine | |
| 1998 | 9 | 0 | — | 1 | Visibility › Rearview Mirrors/Devices › Exterior | Routine | |
| 1997 | 3 | 2 | — | — | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components | Routine | |
| 1996 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | Electrical System › Alternator/Generator/Regulator | Routine | |
| 1995 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | Wheels | Routine | |
| 1994 | 6 | 0 | 2 | — | Service Brakes, Air | Routine | |
| 1993 | 4 | 1 | — | — | Tires › Tread/Belt | Routine | |
| 1992 | 2 | 3 | — | — | Suspension › Rear | Routine | |
| 1991 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 1990 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Power Train › Axle Assembly › Axle Shaft | Routine |
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, October 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.