Recall Register

2010 Freightliner FLD: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 8 recall campaigns for the 2010 Freightliner FLD. The newest campaign is 20V214000. NHTSA received the report on 14 Apr 2020. The NHTSA record gives the component Exterior Lighting. 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.

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Remedy of the newest campaign, 20V214000, in the NHTSA record

DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and reposition the reflective tape to ensure that it is completely visible, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began May 29, 2020. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL848.
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Recall campaigns

8 campaigns, newest first. 108,755 units in total.

  • 20V214000Exterior Lighting
  • 19V370000Service Brakes, Air / Supply / Reservoir/Tank
  • 11V146000Engine and Engine Cooling
  • 10V341000Engine and Engine Cooling
  • 10V112000Engine and Engine Cooling
  • 09V391000Fuel System, Gasoline / Delivery / Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
  • 09V366000Engine and Engine Cooling
  • 09V220000Service Brakes, Air / Supply / Quick Release Valve

  1. 20V214000Received . 63,175 units.

    Exterior Lighting

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2006-2020 Freightliner Columbia, 2006-2021 Freightliner Business Class M2, 2007-2020 Freightliner Coronado, 2014-2021 Freightliner 122 SD, 2007 Sterling A 9500, 2006 Freightliner Argosy, 2006-2007 Sterling AT9500, 2008-2021 Freightliner Cascadia, 2006-2008 Freightliner Classic, 2006-2011 Freightliner Century Class, 2006-2010 Freightliner FLD, and 2017 Western Star 5700 vehicles. The rear reflective tape may be partially covered by the mudflap hanger bracket, which may reduce the vehicle's visibility to other drivers on the road. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    The vehicle's rearward visibility may be reduced, increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and reposition the reflective tape to ensure that it is completely visible, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began May 29, 2020. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL848.

    Report filed by Daimler Trucks North America LLC. Manufacturer campaign number FL848. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 19V370000Received . 741 units.

    Service Brakes, Air / Supply / Reservoir/Tank

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2004-2019 Freightliner 108SD, 114SD, 122SD, Cascadia, Columbia, Classic, FL80, FLD 120SD, Business Class M2, Western Star 4700, 4900, 6900, Sterling Acterra, L7500, LT7500, L8500, LT8500, L9500, and LT9500 vehicles. The vehicles may have an insufficient service brake air reservoir capacity. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 121, "Air Brake Systems."
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    An insufficient air reservoir volume may reduce brake effectiveness, increasing the risk of crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will add air reservoir capacity to the affected vehicles. Owner letters were mailed on November 29, 2021. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL-815.

    Report filed by Daimler Trucks North America LLC. Manufacturer campaign number FL-815. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  3. 11V146000Received . 2,073 units.

    Engine and Engine Cooling

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Daimler trucks (dtna) is recalling certain model year 2006 through 2011 freightliner, cascadia, century, columbia fld, and m2, sterling 9500, and western star 4900 heavy trucks manufactured from march 20, 2006, through june 30, 2010, equipped with specific mbe4000 epa07 model engines. The intake air grid heater may short circuit and fail due to excessive internal temperatures.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    A short circuited grid heater could result in a vehicle fire and injury to vehicle occupants.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dtna will notify owners of the recall during march 2011. Another notification will be issued once the remedy is released. Dtna expects the remedy to be available by december 1, 2011. Repairs will be performed by dtna dealers free of charge. Owners may contact dtna toll-free at 1-800-547-0712. This recall is asscociated with a previous recall, campaign number 10v-341.

    Report filed by DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA. Manufacturer campaign number 10C-5. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  4. 10V341000Received . 5,743 units.

    Engine and Engine Cooling

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Daimler trucks is recalling certain model year 2007 through 2011 freightliner, fccc, sterling, and western star heavy trucks manufactured from september 5, 2006, through june 30, 2010, equipped with specific mbe900 epa04 and epa07 model engines. The intake air grid heater may short circuit and fail due to excessive internal temperatures.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    A short circuited grid heater could result in a vehicle fire and injury to vehicle occupants.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Daimler trucks will notify owners and dealers will repair the buses free of charge. Repairs will be performed by detroit diesel corporation authorized repair facilities. The safety recall is expected to begin on or about july 29, 2011. Owners may contact daimler trucks toll-free at 1-800-547-0712.

    Report filed by DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA. Manufacturer campaign number 10C-5. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  5. 10V112000Received . 16 units.

    Engine and Engine Cooling

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Daimler trucks has notified NHTSA of a defect in certain model year 2008 through 2010 freightliner columbia, fld, sterling 9500 and western star 4900 emergency vehicles. The engine may shut down unexpectedly when a diesel particulate filter over temperature condition is detected.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Unexpected emergency vehicle engine shutdown under certain conditions could hamper rescue operations and place the public at risk.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    The engine control logic will be reprogrammed to illuminate a malfunction indicator light without requesting engine shutdown. Repairs will be performed by detroit diesel. Please see daimler trucks defect report 10e-005. The safety recall began on may 17, 2010. Owners may contact detroit diesel at 1-313-592-5800 or daimler trucks at 1-800-547-0712.

    Report filed by DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA. Manufacturer campaign number FL-575. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  6. 09V391000Received . 10,185 units.

    Fuel System, Gasoline / Delivery / Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Daimler trucks is recalling certain model year 2006 through 2010 heavy trucks manufactured between january 17, 2006 and march 31, 2009, equipped with epa07 model mbe4000 engines built with plastic low pressure fuel lines. The plastic lines may experience leaks due to fatigue cracks caused by stress and vibration combined with high internal pressure.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If a diesel fuel leak continues undetected under certain conditions fuel may ignite on a hot engine surface and/or fuel may spill on the road increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Daimler trucks will notify owners and the remedy will be performed by detroit diesel corporation authorized repair facilities and direct warranty customers. The safety recall began on may 7, 2010. Owners may contact daimler trucks at 1-800-547-0712.

    Report filed by DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA. Manufacturer campaign number 09C-2. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  7. 09V366000Received . 25,362 units.

    Engine and Engine Cooling

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Daimler trucks is recalling model year 2004-2010 trucks equipped with caterpillar c15 engine. The variable valve actuation oil line may rub against the p-clips retaining the oil line, causing an oil leak.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    An oil leak may result in a fire.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Daimler trucks is working with caterpillar to remedy these vehicles. Please see caterpillar's defect report 09e-020. Caterpillar will inspect and repair the necessary components free of charge. The recall began on may 5, 2009. Owners may contact caterpillar toll-free at 1-800-447-4986 or daimler trucks at 1-800-547-0712.

    Report filed by DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA. Manufacturer campaign number FL-558.

  8. 09V220000Received . 1,460 units.

    Service Brakes, Air / Supply / Quick Release Valve

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Daimler trucks is recalling 1,460 model year 2009 and 2010 heavy duty trucks and fccc chassis (used on thomas built school buses) manufactured from june 11 through december 16, 2008, equipped with certain haldex quick release valves (qrv). The rubber diaphragm inside the qrv may experience delamination resulting in significant levels of air pressure leakage past and/or through the diaphragm, or the development of a bubble in the diaphragm which may trap air pressure in the valve and not allow the service brakes to release.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Malfunction of the air brake system could result in a vehicle crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Daimler trucks will notify owners and repair the buses free of charge. Repairs will be performed by daimler trucks north america. The safety recall began on august 12, 2009. Owners may contact daimler trucks toll-free at 1-800-547-0712.

    Report filed by DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA. Manufacturer campaign number FL-553. 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.

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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.

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Cite this page

Recall Register. 2010 Freightliner FLD: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/freightliner/fld/2010/. 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
Daimler Trucks North America LLC

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2010 Freightliner FLD?
108,755 units in 8 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. 8 of them name the 2010 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2010 Freightliner FLD open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.