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Freightliner Xcs Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 4 safety recalls and 0 owner complaints across 4 model years of the Freightliner Xcs (1999–2010).

4
safety recalls, all years
0
owner complaints, all years
2000
year with most recalls

Pick your Freightliner Xcs model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2010 Freightliner Xcs10
2001 Freightliner Xcs10
2000 Freightliner Xcs20
1999 Freightliner Xcs10

All Freightliner Xcs recalls (4)

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

  1. Equipment adaptive/mobility

    NHTSA 15V112000 Reported 117 vehicles potentially affected Farber Specialty Vehicles

    Farber Specialty Vehicles (Farber) is recalling various specialty vehicles modified by Farber and equipped with model S2005, S2010, S5005, S5010, S5505, and S5510 wheelchair lifts manufactured by Ricon Corporation. The platform side plate of the affected wheelchair lifts may crack.

    Remedy: Farber will notify owners to take their vehicles to a Ricon dealer or service center who will install supplemental platform support bumpers. Any platform that has already started cracking will be replaced, free of…

    Model years: 2010

  2. Accelerator pedal (vehicle speed control)

    NHTSA 01V322002 Reported 2,700 vehicles potentially affected FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION

    Vehicle description: medium duty trucks, fire trucks, and transit buses and school buses equipped with electronic throttle control/accelerator pedals supplied by williams controls industries. The weld attaching the clevis to the plate has insufficient penetration and could allow the clevis to separate from the plate.

    Remedy: Dealers will replace these pedals. Owner notification began march 18, 2002. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable…

    Model years: 2001

  3. Vehicle speed control

    NHTSA 01V115000 Reported 6,003 vehicles potentially affected FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION

    Vehicle description: recreational vehicle chassis. A loss of throttle control (engine will return to idle) could occur when the exhaust brake has been activated, the brakes are applied, and the vehicle is coming to a stop.

    Remedy: Dealers will reprogram the engine control module. Owner notification began may 14, 2001. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a…

    Model years: 1999, 2000

  4. Valve (tires)

    NHTSA 00V427000 Reported 3,446 vehicles potentially affected FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION

    Vehicle description: rv chassis. The valve stem on the rear inner tire could rub against the wheel and develop a leak.

    Remedy: Dealers will install a valve stem extension stabilizer.

    Model years: 2000

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.