Freightliner Xc-R

Owners filed 4 complaints across 7 model years of the Freightliner Xc-R. The 2014 drew the most (2); the 2016 the fewest (1).

Model years7

Complaints4

Recalls5

Fires2

Deaths0

Every Freightliner Xc-R model year compared

Complaints per year

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Fires	Crashes	Most reported	Status
2016	1	0	1	—	Electrical System	Routine
2014	2	0	—	—	Steering	Routine
2013	0	1	—	—	—	Routine
2007	0	1	—	—	—	Routine
2006	1	1	1	—	Fuel System, Diesel	Routine
2005	0	1	—	—	—	Routine
2004	0	1	—	—	—	Routine

Which Freightliner Xc-R years should you avoid?

On raw complaint volume the 2014 is the weakest year on record, with 2 complaints concentrated in the steering.

Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.

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