Freightliner
Freightliner has 77 model lines on NHTSA's register (model years 1967–2027), with 594 recall campaigns and 799 consumer complaints.
Campaigns were most numerous in 2019 (32). The component complaints name most often is engine and engine cooling (119.4 per 1,000 component mentions). The Freightliner line has the most complaints, 135 over 38 model years.
A further 3 equipment, tire or child-seat campaigns name Freightliner and are listed on monthly pages. Comparisons here are between Freightliner model lines; complaint counts across makes depend on fleet size and reporting rates and are not compared.
Complaints are consumer reports and have not been verified by NHTSA.
Model lines
Ordered by total complaints. "Per model year" divides complaints by the number of model years on the register, a comparison within Freightliner only.
| Model line | Model years | Campaigns | Complaints | Per model year | Most-reported component |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freightliner | 38 | 74 | 135 | 3.6 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic |
| Cascadia | 25 | 137 | 109 | 4.4 | Steering |
| Columbia | 25 | 63 | 96 | 3.8 | Engine and Engine Cooling |
| Conventional | 28 | 16 | 74 | 2.6 | Tires |
| Century | 19 | 38 | 52 | 2.7 | Engine and Engine Cooling |
| FL-70 | 10 | 12 | 37 | 3.7 | Engine and Engine Cooling |
| Business Class M2 | 28 | 111 | 36 | 1.3 | Service Brakes |
| FS-65 | 9 | 11 | 33 | 3.7 | Fuel System, Diesel |
| FLD120 | 18 | 4 | 27 | 1.5 | Suspension |
| Sprinter 2500 | 22 | 71 | 26 | 1.2 | Air Bags |
| MT | 10 | 5 | 22 | 2.2 | Suspension |
| Sprinter | 4 | 2 | 15 | 3.8 | Engine and Engine Cooling |
| M2 | 20 | 44 | 14 | 0.7 | Service Brakes, Air |
| Classic | 11 | 9 | 14 | 1.3 | Engine and Engine Cooling |
| Business Class | 13 | 18 | 13 | 1.0 | Structure |
| Century Class | 20 | 7 | 13 | 0.7 | Engine and Engine Cooling |
| Sprinter 3500 | 22 | 73 | 12 | 0.5 | Air Bags |
| FLD | 24 | 47 | 10 | 0.4 | Electrical System |
| XC | 9 | 13 | 8 | 0.9 | Electrical System |
| FL-60 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 0.7 | Electrical System |
| MT-45 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 0.6 | Fuel System, Gasoline |
| FL60 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 0.6 | Suspension |
| MB-70 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0.4 | Tires |
| XC Motorhome Chassis | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2.0 | Steering |
| Business Class M2 106V | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0.6 | Exterior Lighting |
| Cargo | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0.4 | Vehicle Speed Control |
| Coronado | 24 | 55 | 2 | 0.1 | Electrical System |
| 114SD | 20 | 66 | 2 | 0.1 | Electrical System |
| Century ST | 7 | 16 | 2 | 0.3 | Engine and Engine Cooling |
| FLD112 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0.2 | Suspension |
| Sterling | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0.3 | Engine and Engine Cooling |
| FL80 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0.4 | Structure |
| FLD-120 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | Tires |
| Argosy | 16 | 26 | 1 | 0.1 | Tires |
| FLN | 19 | 21 | 1 | 0.1 | Tires |
| 122SD | 11 | 26 | 1 | 0.1 | Air Bags |
| MT45 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 0.1 | Suspension |
| FLA | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0.1 | Service Brakes, Air |
| FLC | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0.1 | Suspension |
| MT-55 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0.2 | Suspension |
| FS-65 School Bus Chassis | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | Structure |
| 108SD | 17 | 51 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Sprinter 1500 | 8 | 39 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Sprinter 4500 | 8 | 38 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| COE | 19 | 15 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Classic XL | 10 | 13 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| MT55 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| XB | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| FLB | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| MB-55 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| MB-60 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| FLD120SD | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| VCL | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| American Lafrance | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| E-Cascadia | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| MB-45 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| EM2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| MC | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| FL80 Business Class | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Sprinter (VS30) | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Columbia Glider | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| MT35 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| S2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| MB60 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| MB70 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| FLN106 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| M2 Business Class | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Western Star | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| XCS | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Econic SD | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| FB-65 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| FLC106 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| FLD SD | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Book Mobile | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Cascadia Fifth GEN | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Custom Chass XB | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| FLD-112 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 |
Campaigns by year
Complaints by year
Components most reported
Per 1,000 component mentions across all Freightliner complaints.
Questions and answers
How many recalls has Freightliner had?
594 NHTSA recall campaigns name Freightliner vehicles (model years 1967–2027). Units potentially affected across those campaigns total about 5,073,116, a figure that includes other makes where a campaign is shared (Takata air bag inflators, for example). Campaigns naming several model lines count once.
Which Freightliner model line has the most complaints?
Freightliner: 135 complaints over 38 model years (3.6 per model year). Larger-selling lines draw more complaints; the per-model-year column controls for the number of years, not for sales.
What components are reported most for Freightliner?
engine and engine cooling (119.4 per 1,000 mentions), suspension (84 per 1,000 mentions), electrical system (83 per 1,000 mentions). Complaints are consumer reports and have not been verified by NHTSA.
Where does this data come from?
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation flat files, public domain, dated 24 Sep 2026 (recalls) and 15 May 2019 (complaints).
Provenance
Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation flat files, public domain, dated 24 Sep 2026 and 15 May 2019. Make names are as NHTSA records them. Comparisons are within this make; see the methodology for why makes are not ranked against each other.