Freightliner FLD recalls and problems
28 recalls and 5 owner complaints for 10 model years. Pick your year for full details.
Recalls
28
Complaints
5
Crashes reported
1
Fires reported
1
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Freightliner FLD by year
Most reported Freightliner FLD problems
| Problem area | Reports | |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown or Other | 1 | |
| Structure | 1 | |
| Steering | 1 | |
| Suspension | 1 | |
| Tires | 1 | |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 1 |
All Freightliner FLD recalls
| Recall | Date | Years | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20V-214 | Apr 14, 2020 | 2006–2010 | Exterior Lighting | 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… |
| 19V-370 | May 14, 2019 | 2010 | Service Brakes, Air | 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… |
| 11V-478 | Sep 16, 2011 | 2004–2008 | Fuel System, Diesel | Daimler trucks is recalling certain model year 2004 through 2008 heavy trucks manufactured from july 11, 2003, through september 28, 2007, equipped with epa04 model mbe4000 engines built with plastic low pressure fuel… |
| 11V-146 | Mar 3, 2011 | 2006–2011 | Engine and Engine Cooling | 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… |
| 10V-341 | Jul 27, 2010 | 2007–2011 | Engine and Engine Cooling | 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… |
| 10V-112 | Mar 23, 2010 | 2008–2010 | Engine and Engine Cooling | 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. |
| 09V-391 | Oct 6, 2009 | 2006–2010 | Fuel System, Gasoline | 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… |
| 09V-366 | Sep 23, 2009 | 2004–2010 | Engine and Engine Cooling | Daimler trucks is recalling model year 2004-2010 trucks equipped with caterpillar c15 engine. |
| 09V-220 | Jun 12, 2009 | 2009–2010 | Service Brakes, Air | 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… |
| 08V-113 | Mar 11, 2008 | 2005–2007 | Fuel System, Diesel | Daimler trucks is recalling 62,000 my 2005-2007 freightliner business class, century class, columbia, coronado, fld, classic, sterling a-line, l-line, and western star 4900 trucks. |
| 07V-592 | Dec 21, 2007 | 2008 | Steering | On certain trucks equipped with trw steering gears, models tas85 and rcs85, these steering gears contain potentially defective sector shafts with an incorrect gear tooth which may interfere with the rack-piston teeth… |
| 07V-530 | Nov 13, 2007 | 2006–2008 | Trailer Hitches | On certain truck-tractors equipped with holland simplex se or se II fifth wheels, the latch lever pivot bolt assembly may have been over-tightened which could distort the pivot bolt spacer sleeve. |
| 07V-335 | Aug 2, 2007 | 2007–2008 | Fuel System, Gasoline | On certain trucks, a manufacturing error in the fuel-water separator preheater thermoswitch may prevent the fuel preheater from turning off if the ignition is left on. |
| 06V-205 | Jun 12, 2006 | 2007 | Parking Brake | Certain heavy trucks, shuttle buses, and school buses equipped with bendix modulated spring brake valves. |
| 05V-408 | Sep 13, 2005 | 2004 | Steering | On certain truck and motor home chassis equipped with I-shafts supplied by zf heavy duty steering, there is a potential for a failure of the fork/shaft connection. |
| 05V-285 | Jun 14, 2005 | 2004 | Wheels | On certain trucks equipped with 3rd generation conmet aluminum wheels, the drum mounting flange on the conmet truturn brake drum may have been manufactured with a taper from the pilot hole to the barrel of the drum. |
| 04V-590 | Dec 15, 2004 | 2004 | Power Train | On certain vehicles, there is a defect in the interaxle driveline yokes. |
| 04V-591 | Dec 15, 2004 | 2004 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic | On certain trucks, the brake pedal pushrod was not tightened properly during assembly. |
| 03V-227 | Jun 17, 2003 | 2000 | Trailer Hitches | On certain truck tractors equipped with jost international jsk 37u series fifth wheels, a fatigue crack can develop in the bracket pin weld under certain loading conditions. |
| 03V-112 | Mar 21, 2003 | 2000–2001 | Suspension | 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. |
| 02V-087 | Mar 20, 2002 | 2001 | Electrical System | On certain trucks, a capacitor in the power line control (Plc) filter could overheat and/or ignite when subjected to reverse polarity electrical spikes. |
| 02V-018 | Jan 22, 2002 | 2001 | Service Brakes, Air | On certain heavy duty trucks equipped with meritor wabco pneumatic anitlock brake system (Abs) valve packages, the assembly bolts on these valve packages were not tightened correctly. |
| 01V-140 | Sep 17, 2001 | 2000 | Steering | Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks equipped with trw tie rod ends on certain meritor axles. |
| 01V-189 | Jun 14, 2001 | 2000–2001 | Service Brakes, Air | Vehicle description: vehicles equipped with certain haldex brake system two and four port relay valves. |
| 01V-167 | May 14, 2001 | 2000 | Suspension | Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks equipped with chalmers 1000 and 800 series suspension kits. |
| 00V-232 | Aug 7, 2000 | 2000 | Service Brakes, Air | 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)… |
| 00V-190 | Jul 10, 2000 | 2000 | Wheels | Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks equipped with accuride 22.5 x 8.25 15 tubeless demountable rims, part no. |
| 00V-081 | Mar 17, 2000 | 2000 | Suspension | Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks built with dual leaf spring type air ride suspensions and vehicles built with single leaf spring type air ride suspensions. |
Frequently asked questions
What is the worst year for the Freightliner FLD?
By owner complaints to NHTSA, the 2008 Freightliner FLD has the most reports (1). Check the 2008 page for the problems owners describe.
How many recalls does the Freightliner FLD have?
NHTSA lists 28 safety recalls covering Freightliner FLD model years 2000–2001, 2004–2011.
What are the most common Freightliner FLD problems?
Owners report unknown or other, structure, steering problems most often.