Recall Register

1999 Freightliner FLC: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1999 Freightliner FLC. The newest campaign is 99V181002. NHTSA received the report on 27 Jul 1999. The NHTSA record gives the component Electrical System / Ignition / Module. 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, 99V181002, in the NHTSA record

Caterpillar is conducting the owner notification and remedy of this recall. Dealers will update these engines with software changes.
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Recall campaigns

2 campaigns, newest first. 605 units in total.

  1. 99V181002Received . 320 units.

    Electrical System / Ignition / Module

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks equipped with caterpillar engines and eaton autoshift transmissions. The engines can stall because of software problems.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Increased steering effort can occur.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Caterpillar is conducting the owner notification and remedy of this recall. Dealers will update these engines with software changes.

    Report filed by FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION.

  2. 99V055002Received . 285 units.

    Service Brakes, Air

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks equipped with meritor air brake automatic slack adjusters. Some of the automatic slack adjusters had insufficient torque applied to the guide pawl cap screw.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Without sufficient torque on the guide pawl cap screw, the brakes could gradually lose adjustment, increasing the vehicle stopping distance.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will check the torque on the automatic slack adjuster guide pawl. If there is no torque, the brakes will be adjusted and the guide pawl will be tightened to 15-20 ft. Lbs.

    Report filed by FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION. Manufacturer campaign number FL-231. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

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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. 19861
  2. 19871
  3. 19881
  4. 19891
  5. 19911
  6. 19961
  7. 19981
  8. 19992

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. 1999 Freightliner FLC: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/freightliner/flc/1999/. 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
15 May 2019
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 1999 Freightliner FLC?
605 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 FLC have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 5 recall campaigns for the Freightliner FLC, model years 1986 to 1999. 2 of them name the 1999 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1999 Freightliner FLC open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.