1996 Freightliner FL-60: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1996 Freightliner FL-60. The newest campaign is 98V002000. NHTSA received the report on 5 Jan 1998. The NHTSA record gives the component Equipment / Other / Labels. NHTSA has 2 complaints 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, 98V002000, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will install a corrected certification label on these vehicles.
Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
NHTSA publishes these words. Source: NHTSA Datasets and APIs, section Complaints, read on . Complaint file through . Recall file through .
Since the last update
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Recall campaigns
2 campaigns, newest first. 1,445 units in total.
98V002000Received . 35 units.
Equipment / Other / Labels
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Vehicle description: truck/trailers. The certification labels installed on these vehicles are incorrect. The gross axle weight rating is too high for the tires that were installed.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
The vehicle is too heavy for the tires installed resulting in a tire separation.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will install a corrected certification label on these vehicles.
Report filed by FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
96V233003Received . 1,410 units.
Suspension / Rear
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Vehicle description: all vehicles equipped with eaton drive axles and axilok spindle nuts. The drive axle housings consist of a plate steel center section and two forged spindles, one of which is welded to each end of the center section. Each spindle contains a keyway slot in which the locking tab for the wheel bearing nut locking mechanism is inserted. The length of the keyway slot may not be long enough to accommodate the tab causing the tab to be deformed or damaged during installation.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
This locking tab prevents the wheel bearing nut from loosening during vehicle operation. If this tab is deformed, the nut can loosen allowing the wheel to separate from the axle increasing the risk of a vehicle accident.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the drive axle housing nuts with a conventional wheel nut hardware system.
Report filed by FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.
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Complaints by component
2 complaints, 2 component mentions.
A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.
| Component | Mentions |
|---|---|
| Seat Belts | 1 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 1 |
- Complaints that report a crash
- 0
- Complaints that report a fire
- 0
- Injuries in the complaints
- 0
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 17 Jan 2001
These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.
Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.
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.
A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.
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Official channels
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
- NHTSA page of the 1996 Freightliner FL-60The recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1996 Freightliner FL-60: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/freightliner/fl-60/1996/. 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
The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.
Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1996 Freightliner FL-60?
- 1,445 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 FL-60 have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 7 recall campaigns for the Freightliner FL-60, model years 1991 to 2000. 2 of them name the 1996 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 1996 Freightliner FL-60 name most often?
- Seat Belts: 1 of 2 component mentions.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1996 Freightliner FL-60 open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.