Recall Register

1995 Freightliner Century: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1995 Freightliner Century. The newest campaign is 97V112000. NHTSA received the report on 16 Jul 1997. The NHTSA record gives the component Steering / Steering Wheel/Handle Bar. NHTSA has no complaint on file for this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of the newest campaign, 97V112000, in the NHTSA record

Dealers will replace the steering shaft with a new design that is installed in an inverted orientation so no water can enter the splines.
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Recall campaigns

2 campaigns, newest first. 11,624 units in total.

  1. 97V112000Received . 11,366 units.

    Steering / Steering Wheel/Handle Bar

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Vehicle description: heavy duty truck. Leaks through the firewall or steering shaft boots allows water to run down the steering shaft. The steering shaft slip spline corrodes causing it to seize.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Increased steering effort can result increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will replace the steering shaft with a new design that is installed in an inverted orientation so no water can enter the splines.

    Report filed by FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 96V181001Received . 258 units.

    Vehicle Speed Control

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    These vehicles are equipped with a detroit diesel optimized idle system. If the ignition is turned on and the fuse for the electronic control module (ecm) power feed line is removed or burned out, the safety features designed to prevent injury to persons working in the vicinity of the engine will be bypassed, and unintentional cranking of the engine will occur.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If unintentional cranking of the engine occurs, persons working in the vicinity of the engine could be injured and the vehicle could move.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Detroit diesel distributors will rewire the vehicles using a revised ecm which will eliminate unintentional cranking.

    Report filed by FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION.

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Complaints by component

The NHTSA complaint file has no complaint for this model year.

Investigations

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

  1. 19952
  2. 19967
  3. 19974
  4. 19985
  5. 19997
  6. 20006
  7. 20014
  8. 20021
  9. 20032
  10. 20043
  11. 20052
  12. 20068
  13. 20079
  14. 20089
  15. 200912
  16. 201011
  17. 20119
  18. 20122
  19. 20131

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 1995 Freightliner Century: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/freightliner/century/1995/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
30 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
30 Sep 2026
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1995 Freightliner Century?
11,624 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Freightliner Century have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 38 recall campaigns for the Freightliner Century, model years 1995 to 2013. 2 of them name the 1995 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1995 Freightliner Century open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.