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Freightliner FLD

Model years 1986–2011 · 47 recall campaigns · 10 complaints · 2 investigations · filed by FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION

Across 24 model years (1986–2011), the Freightliner FLD has 47 NHTSA recall campaigns and 10 complaints on file.

The component named most often in complaints is electrical system (181.8 per 1,000 component mentions), followed by power train (181.8).

The 1998 model year has the most complaints (2). Recall campaigns peaked in 2001 with 5; complaints were received in the largest number in 2000 (2). Within Freightliner, this line ranks 18 of 77 by total complaints.

Complaints are consumer reports and have not been verified by NHTSA.

Model years

Model yearRecallsComplaintsvs line averageUnits in campaigns
1986 Freightliner FLD NHTSA record100%2,336
1987 Freightliner FLD NHTSA record100%2,336
1988 Freightliner FLD200%5,312
1989 Freightliner FLD200%5,312
1990 Freightliner FLD NHTSA record100%2,976
1991 Freightliner FLD300%94,636
1992 Freightliner FLD NHTSA record100%77,000
1993 Freightliner FLD400%115,777
1994 Freightliner FLD500%109,488
1995 Freightliner FLD300%740
1996 Freightliner FLD51240%18,296
1997 Freightliner FLD21240%35,502
1998 Freightliner FLD52480%44,514
1999 Freightliner FLD81240%149,166
2000 Freightliner FLD81240%136,431
2001 Freightliner FLD41240%45,292
2004 Freightliner FLD61240%139,022
2005 Freightliner FLD31240%160,862
2006 Freightliner FLD700%274,295
2007 Freightliner FLD1000%289,580
2008 Freightliner FLD101240%222,573
2009 Freightliner FLD700%108,014
2010 Freightliner FLD800%108,755
2011 Freightliner FLD200%7,816

"vs line average" is the model year's complaints as a share of the line's average per model year (100% = average). A campaign covering several model years counts once per year. Model years with one campaign and fewer than 25 complaints are listed but have no page of their own; the NHTSA link opens the agency's record.

Components most reported

Electrical System181.8
Power Train181.8
Steering181.8
Engine and Engine Cooling90.9
Tires90.9
Suspension90.9
Structure90.9
Unknown or Other90.9

Per 1,000 component mentions across all Freightliner FLD complaints (11 mentions).

Campaigns by year reported

91
95
99
03
07
11
15
19
23
Distinct NHTSA campaigns naming the Freightliner FLD, by the year the Part 573 report was received.

Complaints by year received

98
02
06
10
14
18
22
26
Complaints about any Freightliner FLD model year, by year received.

Other Freightliner model lines

All 77 Freightliner model lines

Questions and answers

Which Freightliner FLD model years have the most recalls?

2007 (10), 2008 (10), 1999 (8). Across model years 1986–2011 there are 47 distinct campaigns.

Which Freightliner FLD model year has the most complaints?

1998, with 2 of the line's 10 complaints. Newer model years have had less time to accumulate reports.

What do owners of the Freightliner FLD complain about?

electrical system (181.8 per 1,000 mentions), power train (181.8 per 1,000 mentions), steering (181.8 per 1,000 mentions). Complaints are consumer reports and have not been verified by NHTSA.

Where does this data come from?

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation recall and complaint flat files, public domain, dated 24 Sep 2026 and 15 May 2019.

Provenance

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation recall, complaint and investigation flat files, public domain, dated 24 Sep 2026 and 15 May 2019. Model names are as NHTSA records them; variants such as "Accord" and "Accord Hybrid" are separate lines. See the methodology.