Freightliner Flt Recalls & Complaints by Model Year
NHTSA lists 1 safety recall and 0 owner complaints across 4 model years of the Freightliner Flt (1986–1989).
Pick your Freightliner Flt model year
- 1986
- 1987
- 1988
- 1989
| Model year | Recalls | Complaints |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 Freightliner Flt | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 Freightliner Flt | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 Freightliner Flt | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 Freightliner Flt | 1 | 0 |
All Freightliner Flt recalls (1)
Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Freightliner Flt, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.
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Arm (steering)
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
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.