Recall Register

1995 Freightliner FL-70: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 1995 Freightliner FL-70. The newest campaign is 97V052000. NHTSA received the report on 8 Apr 1997. The NHTSA record gives the component Power Train / Automatic Transmission / Lever and Linkage / Column Shift. NHTSA has 1 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, 97V052000, in the NHTSA record

Dealers will install a spacer plate in the shifter and inspect for the presence of an "e" clip that detains the detent pin.
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Recall campaigns

3 campaigns, newest first. 14,747 units in total.

  1. 97V052000Received . 5,997 units.

    Power Train / Automatic Transmission / Lever and Linkage / Column Shift

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Vehicle description: vans and trucks equipped with an optional automatic transmission shift lever that includes a park brake position. The transmission shifter/park brake lever can bind before fully engaging in the park brake position causing a false park condition.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    The vehicle can move after being placed in park increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will install a spacer plate in the shifter and inspect for the presence of an "e" clip that detains the detent pin.

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

  2. 95V094000Received . 3,050 units.

    Parking Brake / Conventional / Mechanical

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    The parking brake lever may not travel far enough over center to assure that it remains in the proper position allowing the vehicle to roll away while parked.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If the vehicle is not properly parked with the transmission in the correct position, and if the vehicle is parked on a grade, it could unintentionally roll away increasing the potential for an accident.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will remove and replace the parking brake lever with a lever that requires a 25 lb. Effort to release.

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

  3. 95V018000Received . 5,700 units.

    Service Brakes, Air / Drum / Chamber

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    The brake chamber mounting studs can loosen or pull through due to fatigue in the brake chamber housing caused by foundation brake chatter.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    This condition can result in loss of braking capability.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will change the brake lining materials, replace the wing bracket with a reinforced bracket and install brake chambers with reinforced chamber housing and larger (1/2") mounting studs.

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

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Complaints by component

1 complaint, 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.

1995 Freightliner FL-70: component mentions in complaints
ComponentMentions
Vehicle Speed Control2
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
14 Dec 2000

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.

Complaints about the 1995 Freightliner FL-70, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2000, with 1 complaint.

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. 19917
  2. 19926
  3. 19934
  4. 19943
  5. 19953
  6. 19962
  7. 19972
  8. 19981
  9. 19991
  10. 20000

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

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Cite this page

Recall Register. 1995 Freightliner FL-70: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/freightliner/fl-70/1995/. 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
29 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
29 Mar 2018
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 FL-70?
14,747 units in 3 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Freightliner FL-70 have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 12 recall campaigns for the Freightliner FL-70, model years 1991 to 2000. 3 of them name the 1995 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 1995 Freightliner FL-70 name most often?
Vehicle Speed Control: 2 of 2 component mentions.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1995 Freightliner FL-70 open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.