Recall Register

1970 Freightliner Freightliner: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 6 recall campaigns for the 1970 Freightliner Freightliner. The newest campaign is 77V231000. NHTSA received the report on 27 Dec 1977. The NHTSA record gives the component Steering / Linkages. 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, 77V231000, in the NHTSA record

The dealer will replace the defective pitman arm ball stud with a new one, without charge.
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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

6 campaigns, newest first. 8,902 units in total.

  • 77V231000Steering / Linkages
  • 75V119000Service Brakes, Air / Controls, Pedals and Linkages
  • 74V158000Suspension / Rear / Springs / Leaf Spring Assembly / Hanger/Bracket
  • 71V205000Vehicle Speed Control / Springs
  • 71V071000Suspension / Rear / Springs / Leaf Spring Assembly / Hanger/Bracket
  • 70V021000Steering / Rack and Pinion

  1. 77V231000Received . 670 units.

    Steering / Linkages

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    The involved vehicles contain defective ball studs that were improperly heat-treated and thus contain cracks. These studs, located in the pitman arm, could eventually fracture in the threaded portion under the retaining nut.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    The dealer will replace the defective pitman arm ball stud with a new one, without charge.

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

  2. 75V119000Received . 3,200 units.

    Service Brakes, Air / Controls, Pedals and Linkages

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

  3. 74V158000Received . 26 units.

    Suspension / Rear / Springs / Leaf Spring Assembly / Hanger/Bracket

    Report filed by FREIGHTLINER CORP..

  4. 71V205000Received . 997 units.

    Vehicle Speed Control / Springs

    Report filed by FREIGHTLINER CORP..

  5. 71V071000Received . 9 units.

    Suspension / Rear / Springs / Leaf Spring Assembly / Hanger/Bracket

    Report filed by FREIGHTLINER CORP..

  6. 70V021000Received . 4,000 units.

    Steering / Rack and Pinion

    Report filed by FREIGHTLINER CORP..

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

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. 19672
  2. 19684
  3. 19693
  4. 19706
  5. 19716
  6. 19725
  7. 197311
  8. 197412
  9. 197511
  10. 19768
  11. 19775
  12. 19786
  13. 19796
  14. 19806
  15. 19819
  16. 19823
  17. 19834
  18. 19847
  19. 19855
  20. 19864
  21. 19876
  22. 198810
  23. 19895
  24. 19902
  25. 19911
  26. 19923
  27. 19931
  28. 19940
  29. 19952
  30. 19962
  31. 19972
  32. 19980
  33. 19990
  34. 20001
  35. 20011
  36. 20021
  37. 20031
  38. 20041

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. 1970 Freightliner Freightliner: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/freightliner/freightliner/1970/. 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
29 Mar 2018
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
FREIGHTLINER CORP.

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1970 Freightliner Freightliner?
8,902 units in 6 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Freightliner Freightliner have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 74 recall campaigns for the Freightliner Freightliner, model years 1967 to 2004. 6 of them name the 1970 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1970 Freightliner Freightliner open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.