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Freightliner Fla Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 7 safety recalls and 1 owner complaint across 9 model years of the Freightliner Fla (1986–1994). The most-complained-about year is 1991.

7
safety recalls, all years
1
owner complaints, all years
1991
year with most recalls
1991
year with most complaints

Pick your Freightliner Fla model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
1994 Freightliner Fla20
1993 Freightliner Fla40
1992 Freightliner Fla20
1991 Freightliner Fla41
1990 Freightliner Fla10
1989 Freightliner Fla20
1988 Freightliner Fla20
1987 Freightliner Fla10
1986 Freightliner Fla10

What Freightliner Fla owners complain about

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

All Freightliner Fla recalls (7)

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

  1. Switch (exterior lighting)

    NHTSA 97V114001 Reported 77,000 vehicles potentially affected FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION

    Vehicle description: heavy duty truck. The shoulder bolt which holds the grote turn signal switch case and components together can loosen resulting in the turn signal malfunctioning.

    Remedy: Dealers will inspect these vehicles and tighten any loose bolts and in the turn signal switch within 2 years from the date of the recall notification letter. The shoulder bolt will be removed, cleaned, and reinstalled…

    Model years: 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994

  2. Fan (engine and engine cooling)

    NHTSA 96V232000 Reported 27,500 vehicles potentially affected FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION

    Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks equipped with horton fan drives. The fan drive control system was reconfigured which resulted in a significant increase in the demand for fan activation and associated stress to electrical and mechanical components. Various component failure models, combined with characteristics of the fan clutch…

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the fan clutch drive disc with one that incorporates a thermally activated pressure relief.

    Model years: 1993, 1994

  3. Arm (steering)

    NHTSA 94V075000 Reported 2,336 vehicles potentially affected FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION

    Fatigue cracks develop in the front axle knuckle suppport on high mileage vehicles that can cause knuckle failure.

    Remedy: Replace the front axle knuckle assemblies with a redesigned knuckle that has a radius in the area where cracks have been found.

    Model years: 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989

  4. Universal joint (power train)

    NHTSA 93V202000 Reported 11,000 vehicles potentially affected FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION

    The driveline u-joints exhibit excessive rates of failure at low mileages and may cause separation of the interaxle driveline.

    Remedy: Freightliner dealers will remove and replace the rockwell interaxle u-joints with u-joints of a different design.

    Model years: 1993

  5. Linkages (visibility)

    NHTSA 93V149000 Reported 505 vehicles potentially affected FREIGHTLINER CORP.

    Contact interference between the windshield wiper linkage and the motor output shaft nut causes linkage separation, resulting in failure of the system.

    Remedy: Remove and replace the windshield wiper linkage with a redesigned linkage that provides additional clearance with the wiper motor output shaft.

    Model years: 1991, 1992, 1993

  6. Universal joint (power train)

    NHTSA 91V224000 Reported 14,660 vehicles potentially affected FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION

    The interaxle driveline u-joints may fail at low mileage due to a lack of lubrication in the u-joint during the assembly process.

    Remedy: Remove and replace the interaxle u-joints.

    Model years: 1991

  7. Steering wheel/handle bar (steering)

    NHTSA 91V084000 Reported 2,976 vehicles potentially affected FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION

    Malformed steering wheel center section could result in a fracture of the upper hub casting. This may lead to separation of the steering wheel from the steering column mounting hub.

    Remedy: Remove and replace the upper hub casting and install a hub plate.

    Model years: 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991

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.