2005 Freightliner XC

Routine

Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the visibility/wiper. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails

Component	Reports		Crashes	Fires	Injuries
Visibility/Wiper	1		0	0	0

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports

Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist System07V570000

Filed Dec 10, 200710,053 vehiclesFreightliner Llc

Defect. ON CERTAIN MOTOR HOME CHASSIS BUILT USING INLINE POWER STEERING FILTERS, PART NO. 14-16829-000, THE FILTER CAN PLUG DUE TO FAILURE OF THE SCREEN ADHESION TO THE FILTER HOUSING CAUSING A RISE IN RETURN LINE PRESSURE. THIS CAN LEAD TO HOSE SEPARATION FROM THE FILTER OR STEERING GEAR FITTING RESULTING IN A SUDDEN LOSS OF STEERING FLUID AND POWER ASSIST.

Risk. SUDDEN LOSS OF STEERING ASSIST WITHOUT WARNING INVOLVING A MOTOR HOME COULD BE A PROBLEM FOR CERTAIN DRIVERS INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE AFFECTED FILTERS WITH A LARGER FILTER. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 2, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FREIGHTLINER AT 1-800-547-0712.

What owners reported

Newest filings

Visibility/Wiper

Filed Sep 5, 201710 milesMD

WINDOW IS COMING LOOSE AND SEPARATING FROM BODY. KNOWN MANUFACTURER DEFECT. ASKED FOR REPAIR IN 2009 AND WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE DIDN'T HAVE THE ISSUE YET (AS MANY OTHERS WITH SAME YEAR/MAKE/MODEL DID), SO MANUFACTURER WOULDN'T CORRECT THE DEFECT AT THE TIME. FIRST NOTICED ON 9/1/17. HIT COMMON ROAD HAZARD ON 8/27/2017 TRAVELLING 40 MPH (DIP IN ROAD). THE ISSUE HAS BEEN REPORTED BY OTHER OWNERS AND REPAIR EXPERTS AS A DESIGN DEFECT AND LACK OF SUFFICIENT BRACING OF FRONT CAB/WINDSHIELD KNOWN AS A "HALO" SUBSTRUCTURE. RISK OF WINDOW FALLING OUT WHILE DRIVING.

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1999

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Assessment
2006	0	1	Routine
2005 — this page	1	1	Routine
2004	1	0	Routine
2001	0	1	Routine
2000	2	6	Routine
1999	4	7	Routine
1998	0	7	Routine
1997	1	4	Routine
1996	0	1	Routine

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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: Dec 10, 2007. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.