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Freightliner FL-60 Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 7 safety recalls and 7 owner complaints across 10 model years of the Freightliner FL-60 (1991–2000). The most-complained-about year is 1993.

7
safety recalls, all years
7
owner complaints, all years
1991
year with most recalls
1993
year with most complaints

Pick your Freightliner FL-60 model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2000 Freightliner FL-6001
1999 Freightliner FL-6010
1998 Freightliner FL-6012
1997 Freightliner FL-6010
1996 Freightliner FL-6022
1995 Freightliner FL-6030
1994 Freightliner FL-6020
1993 Freightliner FL-6022
1992 Freightliner FL-6030
1991 Freightliner FL-6030

What Freightliner FL-60 owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 7 complaints with NHTSA. The 1993 model year has the most, with 2.

All Freightliner FL-60 recalls (7)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Freightliner FL-60, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Hoses, lines/piping, and fittings (service brakes)

    NHTSA 99V111000 Reported 185 vehicles potentially affected FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION

    Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks equipped with hydraulic brakes. The hydraulic brake tube to the front left brake can contact the bottom frame rail flange.

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the brake tube with one that provides clearance to the frame rail.

    Model years: 1999

  2. Driveline (parking brake)

    NHTSA 99V085000 Reported 1,935 vehicles potentially affected FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION

    Vehicle description: trucks equipped with a driveline parking brake. The fasteners that connect the end of transmission companion flange to the park drum and driveline may loosen.

    Remedy: Dealers will inspect the flange fasteners for proper torque and replace any fasteners found loose. If the fasteners are found to be properly torqued, they will be removed, permalock will be added, and then retorqued to…

    Model years: 1997, 1998

  3. Labels (equipment)

    NHTSA 98V002000 Reported 35 vehicles potentially affected FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION

    Vehicle description: truck/trailers. The certification labels installed on these vehicles are incorrect. The gross axle weight rating is too high for the tires that were installed.

    Remedy: Dealers will install a corrected certification label on these vehicles.

    Model years: 1995, 1996

  4. Suspension: rear

    NHTSA 96V233003 Reported 1,410 vehicles potentially affected FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION

    Vehicle description: all vehicles equipped with eaton drive axles and axilok spindle nuts. The drive axle housings consist of a plate steel center section and two forged spindles, one of which is welded to each end of the center section. Each spindle contains a keyway slot in which the locking tab for the wheel bearing nut locking…

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the drive axle housing nuts with a conventional wheel nut hardware system.

    Model years: 1996

  5. Mechanical (parking brake)

    NHTSA 95V094000 Reported 3,050 vehicles potentially affected FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION

    The parking brake lever may not travel far enough over center to assure that it remains in the proper position allowing the vehicle to roll away while parked.

    Remedy: Dealers will remove and replace the parking brake lever with a lever that requires a 25 lb. Effort to release.

    Model years: 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995

  6. Chamber (service brakes)

    NHTSA 95V018000 Reported 5,700 vehicles potentially affected FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION

    The brake chamber mounting studs can loosen or pull through due to fatigue in the brake chamber housing caused by foundation brake chatter.

    Remedy: Dealers will change the brake lining materials, replace the wing bracket with a reinforced bracket and install brake chambers with reinforced chamber housing and larger (1/2") mounting studs.

    Model years: 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995

  7. Anchorage (seat belts)

    NHTSA 92V057000 Reported 1,400 vehicles potentially affected FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION

    A number of cabs were assembled with fewer welds than specified in the upper b pillar near the anchorage for the seat belt. Welding materials used on the inboard anchorage bracket under the cab deck will not meet FMVSS no. 210 load test requirements when three seating positions are provided.

    Remedy: Add reinforcement welds in the upper b pillar and add fasteners to the lower deck anchorage bracket.

    Model years: 1991, 1992

Other Freightliner models

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.