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Freightliner FL-80 Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 3 safety recalls and 1 owner complaint across 5 model years of the Freightliner FL-80 (1991–1998). The most-complained-about year is 1997.

3
safety recalls, all years
1
owner complaints, all years
1991
year with most recalls
1997
year with most complaints

Pick your Freightliner FL-80 model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
1998 Freightliner FL-8010
1997 Freightliner FL-8011
1996 Freightliner FL-8010
1992 Freightliner FL-8010
1991 Freightliner FL-8010

What Freightliner FL-80 owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 1 complaint with NHTSA. The 1997 model year has the most, with 1.

All Freightliner FL-80 recalls (3)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Freightliner FL-80, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Reservoir/tank (service brakes)

    NHTSA 98V114000 Reported 45 vehicles potentially affected FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION

    Vehicle description: heady duty trucks equipped with 36" rear brake chambers. The brake system does not meet the air reservoir volume requirement of FMVSS 121, "air brake systems."

    Remedy: Dealers will repair these vehicles.

    Model years: 1997, 1998

  2. 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

  3. 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.