1998 Freightliner FLD: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 5 recall campaigns for the 1998 Freightliner FLD. The newest campaign is 03V112000. NHTSA received the report on 21 Mar 2003. The NHTSA record gives the component Suspension / Front / Hub. NHTSA has 2 complaints 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, 03V112000, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace both front hubs. Owner notification is expected to begin on or before september 20, 2003. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact freightliner at 1-800-547-0712.
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. 44,514 units in total.
- 03V112000Suspension / Front / Hub
- 02V077000Vehicle Speed Control
- 00V232002Service Brakes, Air / Antilock
- 99V295000Suspension / Front / Hub
- 99V181002Electrical System / Ignition / Module
03V112000Received . 5,716 units.
Suspension / Front / Hub
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
On certain trucks equipped with truck hub units manufactured by skf exclusively for use on arvinmeritor's ff98x series non-drive steer axles, the hub unit bearings can wear prematurely.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Seizure of the bearings can cause wheel separation or wheel end fire.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace both front hubs. Owner notification is expected to begin on or before september 20, 2003. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact freightliner at 1-800-547-0712.
Report filed by FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION. Manufacturer campaign number FL-407. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
02V077000Received . 97 units.
Vehicle Speed Control
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Certain heavy duty trucks converted from sleepercabs to day cabs and equipped with a detroit diesel optimized idle system. The idle system was not completely disabled in the cab conversion process.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
This can result in unintentional engine starting, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will completely disable the optimized idle system. Owner notification began april 3, 2002. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact freightliner at 1-800-547-0712.
Report filed by FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION. Manufacturer campaign number FL-391. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
00V232002Received . 35,405 units.
Service Brakes, Air / Antilock
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks and school bus chassis built with bendix air ABS with an ec-17 1030r electronic control unit (ECU), there have been reports of unwanted ABS activation at low speeds caused by 1) chafed ABS wheel speed sensor wires on rotating parts or 2) a damaged component at the wheel end that generates a certain type of erratic sensor signal.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
This condition could cause the ABS ECU to exhaust the air at the air brake modulators for one or more of the wheels. This could result in extended braking distances and a possible crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the ABS ECU.
Report filed by FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION. Manufacturer campaign number FL-266. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
99V295000Received . 2,976 units.
Suspension / Front / Hub
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks. The outboard bearing on the steering axle hubs can fail due to water intrusion through a hubcap vent.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
This condition can result in a separation of the wheel.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will remove the hubcap and inspect for water intrusion and corrosion. The hub and bearing assembly will be replaced if there is evidence of corrosion. A non-vented hubcap will be installed.
Report filed by FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION. Manufacturer campaign number FL-246. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
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.
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, 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.
| Component | Mentions |
|---|---|
| Power Train | 2 |
- 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
- 3 Sep 2002
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
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.
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 1998 Freightliner FLDThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1998 Freightliner FLD: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/freightliner/fld/1998/. 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
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 1998 Freightliner FLD?
- 44,514 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 1998 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 1998 Freightliner FLD name most often?
- Power Train: 2 of 2 component mentions.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1998 Freightliner FLD open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.