2012 Freightliner Century Recalls, Complaints & Specs

2 safety recalls list the 2012 Freightliner Century. Check your own VIN below.

safety recalls

owner complaints to NHTSA

2 safety recalls for the 2012 Freightliner Century

Most recent first. Recall repairs are free at any authorised dealer. Click a recall for the full defect, consequence and remedy text.

Diesel (engine and engine cooling)

NHTSA 12V074000 Reported February 28, 2012 103,437 vehicles potentially affected DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA

Daimler trucks (dtna) is recalling certain model year 2006-2013 freightliner, sterling, and western star vehicles, equipped with detroit diesel epa07 and epa10, dd13 and dd15/16 engines, manufactured from january 20, 2006, through february 20, 2012. The pump to rail high pressure fuel line support system used on these engines is…

Remedy: Dtna will notify owners, and where necessary, the high pressure fuel line support system will be replaced by dtna authorized service facilities, free of charge. The safety recall began on april 27, 2012. Owners may…
Electronic stability control (esc)

NHTSA 11V465000 Reported September 8, 2011 4,444 vehicles potentially affected DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA

Daimler trucks is recalling certain model year 2006-2012 freightliner business class m2, cascadia, century, columbia, coronado and sterling a-line vehicles built with meritor wabco electronic stability control (esc) system manufactured from september 15, 2005 through september 1, 2011. Under certain road and driving conditions, vehicle…

Remedy: Daimler trucks will notify owners, and dealers will replace the esc module with the appropriate software version as necessary, free of charge. An interim owner notification will be mailed on or about november 21, 2011.…

No owner complaints on file

NHTSA has no owner complaints on file for the 2012 Freightliner Century. For context, the average model year in NHTSA's database has dozens; a zero can mean a reliable vehicle, a rare one, or both.

Compare Freightliner Century model years

Recall and complaint counts for every Freightliner Century model year in NHTSA's database.

Model year	Recalls	Complaints
1995 Freightliner Century	2	0
1996 Freightliner Century	7	0
1997 Freightliner Century	4	4
1998 Freightliner Century	5	9
1999 Freightliner Century	7	6
2000 Freightliner Century	6	15
2001 Freightliner Century	4	4
2002 Freightliner Century	1	0
2003 Freightliner Century	2	4
2004 Freightliner Century	3	2
2005 Freightliner Century	2	2
2006 Freightliner Century	8	6
2007 Freightliner Century	9	0
2008 Freightliner Century	9	1
2009 Freightliner Century	12	0
2010 Freightliner Century	11	0
2011 Freightliner Century	9	0
2012 Freightliner Century	2	0
2013 Freightliner Century	1	0

Checking a specific 2012 Freightliner Century

How do I know if my 2012 Freightliner Century has an open recall?

Enter your 17-character VIN above. The VIN is on the driver's side dashboard (visible through the windshield), the driver's door jamb sticker, and your registration or insurance card. The check runs against NHTSA's live database and tells you which campaigns list your vehicle. 2 campaigns currently list the 2012 Freightliner Century; your car may already have been repaired under some of them.

Is the recall repair free?

Yes. Under federal law, manufacturers must fix safety recalls at no charge for vehicles up to 15 years old from the date of sale to the first owner. Contact any authorised Freightliner dealer with your VIN and the NHTSA campaign number (for example 11V465000).

What is the difference between a recall and a complaint?

A recall is a safety campaign filed by the manufacturer or ordered by NHTSA, with a defined defect and remedy. A complaint is a report an owner sent to NHTSA; it is not verified, but patterns of complaints are what trigger NHTSA investigations and, eventually, recalls.

Other Freightliner models

Cascadia253 complaints
Freightliner135 complaints
Columbia96 complaints
Conventional76 complaints
Business Class M254 complaints
Sprinter 250049 complaints
FL-7037 complaints
FS-6533 complaints

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.