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Freightliner Flb Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 9 safety recalls and 0 owner complaints across 9 model years of the Freightliner Flb (1991–2001).

9
safety recalls, all years
0
owner complaints, all years
1993
year with most recalls

Pick your Freightliner Flb model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2001 Freightliner Flb10
2000 Freightliner Flb10
1999 Freightliner Flb20
1998 Freightliner Flb10
1996 Freightliner Flb10
1994 Freightliner Flb40
1993 Freightliner Flb50
1992 Freightliner Flb10
1991 Freightliner Flb10

All Freightliner Flb recalls (9)

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

  1. Hub (suspension)

    NHTSA 03V112000 Reported 5,716 vehicles potentially affected FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION

    On certain trucks equipped with truck hub units manufactured by skf exclusively for use on arvinmeritor's ff98x series non-drive steer axles, the hub unit bearings can wear prematurely.

    Remedy: Dealers will replace both front hubs. Owner notification is expected to begin on or before september 20, 2003. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive…

    Model years: 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001

  2. Tie rod assembly (steering)

    NHTSA 01V044002 Reported 16,000 vehicles potentially affected FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION

    Vehicle description: trucks, school bus and motor home chassis, and transit buses equipped with tie rod assemblies manufactured by trw. The suspect tie rods contain 24-dl model ball sockets. Certain of the tie rod ball-socket bearings have a below-specification case depth and/or hardness, which can lead to premature wear of the socket.

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the defective ball sockets and/or drag links. Owner notification began may 22, 2001. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the…

    Model years: 1999

  3. Hub (suspension)

    NHTSA 97V196001 Reported 4,048 vehicles potentially affected FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION

    Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks equipped with design level 1, rockwell ff980 series front axle. The front axle hub flange can develop cracks due to high stress levels.

    Remedy: Dealers will remove and replace the front hubs with an improved design level 2 hub.

    Model years: 1996

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. Windshield (visibility)

    NHTSA 95V085000 Reported 4,630 vehicles potentially affected FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION

    The glass in the swing-out side window can separate from the window frame.

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the swing-out side windows with a side window retained by adhesive.

    Model years: 1994

  7. Electrical system: wiring

    NHTSA 94V068000 Reported 1,400 vehicles potentially affected FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION

    A larger than specified screw was used to mount a power junction stud block to the passenger side of the engine tunnel. The larger screw did not allow adequate clearance between the screw head and the ring terminals which attach to the stud. Contact between the ring terminals and the screw head can cause an electrical short circuit.

    Remedy: Correct size mounting fasteners will be installed to replace the oversize screws. These will be recessed into the mounting block and cannot come into contact with the ring terminals.

    Model years: 1993, 1994

  8. 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

  9. Heater core (visibility)

    NHTSA 93V191000 Reported 1,800 vehicles potentially affected FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION

    The heater/defroster door can become stuck in the heater mode due to the door over-traveling the door stop, impeding the defroster portion of the system from working.

    Remedy: Dealers will install a positive door stop.

    Model years: 1993

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.