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Freightliner Xc-R Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 2 safety recalls and 4 owner complaints across 6 model years of the Freightliner Xc-R (2004–2016). The most-complained-about year is 2014.

2
safety recalls, all years
4
owner complaints, all years
2004
year with most recalls
2014
year with most complaints

Pick your Freightliner Xc-R model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2016 Freightliner Xc-R01
2014 Freightliner Xc-R02
2007 Freightliner Xc-R10
2006 Freightliner Xc-R11
2005 Freightliner Xc-R10
2004 Freightliner Xc-R10

What Freightliner Xc-R owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 4 complaints with NHTSA. The 2014 model year has the most, with 2.

All Freightliner Xc-R recalls (2)

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

  1. Diesel (engine and engine cooling)

    NHTSA 07V312000 Reported 642 vehicles potentially affected FREIGHTLINER LLC

    On certain motor homes built with cummins isl cm850 diesel engines, the connecting rod contains a machining defect in the wrist pin bushing of the rod that could cause a seizure of the piston pin.

    Remedy: Freightliner is working with cummins to recalibrate the engine control module and enhance the engine protection system enabling it to provide early detection of the failure mode and avoid more serious engine damage and…

    Model years: 2006, 2007

  2. Fuel pump (fuel system)

    NHTSA 05V469000 Reported 8,310 vehicles potentially affected FREIGHTLINER LLC

    Certain 2004 and 2005 freightliner van, motor home, shuttle bus, and school bus chassis manufactured between january 2004 and may 2005. Erratic voltage supply to the fuel lift pump causes premature wear of the pump. This premature wear could result in fuel lift pump failure and in some cases may cause an engine stall condition.

    Remedy: Cummins will notify the owners of the freightliner and thomas built vehicles and will repair the engines by emc recalibration and replacement of the fuel lift pump at no charge to the customer. Owners may contact…

    Model years: 2004, 2005

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.