1997 Freightliner FL-70: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1997 Freightliner FL-70. The newest campaign is 99V085000. NHTSA received the report on 20 Apr 1999. The NHTSA record gives the component Parking Brake / Driveline. NHTSA has 2 complaints on file for this model year. 1 NHTSA investigation names 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, 99V085000, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will inspect the flange fasteners for proper torque and replace any fasteners found loose. If the fasteners are found to be properly torqued, they will be removed, permalock will be added, and then retorqued to proper specifications.
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.
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Since the last update
No tracked figure of this page changed in a data update. What the log tracks
Recall campaigns
2 campaigns, newest first. 7,932 units in total.
99V085000Received . 1,935 units.
Parking Brake / Driveline
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Vehicle description: trucks equipped with a driveline parking brake. The fasteners that connect the end of transmission companion flange to the park drum and driveline may loosen.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
If this is undetected, the fasteners may fatigue and eventually shear off allowing the driveline to separate, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will inspect the flange fasteners for proper torque and replace any fasteners found loose. If the fasteners are found to be properly torqued, they will be removed, permalock will be added, and then retorqued to proper specifications.
Report filed by FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION. Manufacturer campaign number FL-230. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
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: .
The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.
Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.
Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.
Complaints by component
2 complaints, 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Vehicle Speed Control | 2 |
| Suspension | 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
- 25 Jul 2003
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
| Number | Type | Subject | Component | Opened | Closed | Campaign |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RQ99009 | Recall query | DRIVELINE FASTENER FAILURE | Power Train | 1 Jun 1999 | Open | 99V085000 |
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 1997 Freightliner FL-70The recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1997 Freightliner FL-70: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/freightliner/fl-70/1997/. 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 1997 Freightliner FL-70?
- 7,932 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-70 have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 12 recall campaigns for the Freightliner FL-70, model years 1991 to 2000. 2 of them name the 1997 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 1997 Freightliner FL-70 name most often?
- Vehicle Speed Control: 2 of 3 component mentions.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1997 Freightliner FL-70 open?
- 1 investigation has no closing date in the NHTSA file, of 1 that name this model year.