Freightliner Class 8 Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 1 safety recall and 1 owner complaint across 1 model year of the Freightliner Class 8 (1991). The most-complained-about year is 1991.

Pick your Freightliner Class 8 model year

• 1991

What Freightliner Class 8 owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 1 complaint with NHTSA. The 1991 model year has the most, with 1.

• Fuel system, diesel: tank assembly1

All Freightliner Class 8 recalls (1)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Freightliner Class 8, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

1. Door (structure)

   NHTSA 91V127000 Reported July 24, 1991 1,200 vehicles potentially affected FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION

   The location of the door handle to the door latch may be out of tolerance, which can cause the door to open, if jarred.

   Remedy: Replace the door handle assembly with a modified one if the specified minimum free travel is not achieved.

   Model years: 1991

Other Freightliner models

• Cascadia253 complaints
• Freightliner135 complaints
• Columbia96 complaints
• Conventional76 complaints
• Business Class M254 complaints
• Century53 complaints
• Sprinter 250049 complaints
• FL-7037 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.