Recall Register

1996 Freightliner FLD: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 5 recall campaigns for the 1996 Freightliner FLD. The newest campaign is 97V196001. NHTSA received the report on 4 Nov 1997. The NHTSA record gives the component Suspension / Front / Hub. 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, 97V196001, in the NHTSA record

Dealers will remove and replace the front hubs with an improved design level 2 hub.
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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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Recall campaigns

5 campaigns, newest first. 18,296 units in total.

  • 97V196001Suspension / Front / Hub
  • 97V009000Service Brakes, Air / Controls / Foot Control/Valve
  • 96V181001Vehicle Speed Control
  • 96V125000Equipment / Recreational Vehicle/Trailer
  • 96V043000Service Brakes, Air

  1. 97V196001Received . 4,048 units.

    Suspension / Front / Hub

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks equipped with design level 1, rockwell ff980 series front axle. The front axle hub flange can develop cracks due to high stress levels.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Cracks in a hub flange can result in a wheel separation.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will remove and replace the front hubs with an improved design level 2 hub.

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

  2. 97V009000Received . 13,565 units.

    Service Brakes, Air / Controls / Foot Control/Valve

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Corrosion can occur in the foot brake valve adapter bore and plunger due to water and road salt intrusion.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Accumulated corrosion and water intrusion can result in the plunger sticking, especially during extremely cold weather service.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will remove and replace the brake valve adapter with an improved design that has full face contact with the gasket.

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

  3. 96V181001Received . 258 units.

    Vehicle Speed Control

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    These vehicles are equipped with a detroit diesel optimized idle system. If the ignition is turned on and the fuse for the electronic control module (ecm) power feed line is removed or burned out, the safety features designed to prevent injury to persons working in the vicinity of the engine will be bypassed, and unintentional cranking of the engine will occur.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If unintentional cranking of the engine occurs, persons working in the vicinity of the engine could be injured and the vehicle could move.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Detroit diesel distributors will rewire the vehicles using a revised ecm which will eliminate unintentional cranking.

    Report filed by FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION.

  4. 96V125000Received . 205 units.

    Equipment / Recreational Vehicle/Trailer

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    The bunk support bracket can fracture allowing the bunk to drop.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    The bunk could fall without warning striking an occupant sitting in the lower bunk causing personal injury.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will install a bunk support bracket reinforcement kit.

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

  5. 96V043000Received . 220 units.

    Service Brakes, Air

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    The bolts used to mount the brake assemblies to the axles may have cracks from improper heat treatment.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    These cracks could cause the bolts to fail allowing the brake assemblies to separate from the axles increasing the potential for a vehicle accident.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will remove and replace all brake mounting bolts.

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

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Complaints by component

1 complaint, 1 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.

1996 Freightliner FLD: component mentions in complaints
ComponentMentions
Electrical System1
Complaints that report a crash
0
Complaints that report a fire
1
Injuries in the complaints
0
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
5 Aug 1998

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 1996 Freightliner FLD, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 1998, 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. 19861
  2. 19871
  3. 19882
  4. 19892
  5. 19901
  6. 19913
  7. 19921
  8. 19934
  9. 19945
  10. 19953
  11. 19965
  12. 19972
  13. 19985
  14. 19998
  15. 20008
  16. 20014
  17. 20046
  18. 20053
  19. 20067
  20. 200710
  21. 200810
  22. 20097
  23. 20108
  24. 20112

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. 1996 Freightliner FLD: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/freightliner/fld/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

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1996 Freightliner FLD?
18,296 units in 5 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Freightliner FLD have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 47 recall campaigns for the Freightliner FLD, model years 1986 to 2011. 5 of them name the 1996 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 1996 Freightliner FLD name most often?
Electrical System: 1 of 1 component mention.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1996 Freightliner FLD open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.