There have been 5 safety recalls for the Freightliner FLC. The most recent recalls are shown below. Table 1 and Table 2 show the historical recalls and the recall statistics by the model year of the Freightliner FLC.
Increased steering effort can occur.
| Recalled Vehicles: 1998 Freightliner FLC, 1999 Freightliner FLC, 1998 Freightliner FLD, 1999 Freightliner FLD, 1998 Freightliner FLN, 1999 Freightliner FLN, 1998 Sterling L Line, 1999 Sterling L Line |
| Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE |
| Recall Summary: Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks equipped with caterpillar engines and eaton autoshift transmissions. The engines can stall because of software problems. ... Details of this recall 🔎 |
Without sufficient torque on the guide pawl cap screw, the brakes could gradually lose adjustment, increasing the vehicle stopping distance.
| Recalled Vehicles: 1999 Freightliner FLC, 1999 Freightliner FLN, 1999 Freightliner FS-65, 1999 Freightliner MC |
| Component: SERVICE BRAKES, AIR |
| Recall Summary: Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks equipped with meritor air brake automatic slack adjusters. Some of the automatic slack adjusters had insufficient torque applied to the guide pawl cap screw. ... Details of this recall 🔎 |
Cracks in a hub flange can result in a wheel separation.
| Recalled Vehicles: 1996 Freightliner FLB, 1996 Freightliner FLC, 1996 Freightliner FLD |
| Component: SUSPENSION:FRONT:HUB |
| Recall Summary: 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. ... Details of this recall 🔎 |
Knuckle failure can result in possible wheel assembly separation and a loss of vehicle control.
| Recalled Vehicles: 1986 Freightliner FLA, 1987 Freightliner FLA, 1988 Freightliner FLA, 1989 Freightliner FLA, 1986 Freightliner FLC, 1987 Freightliner FLC, 1988 Freightliner FLC, 1989 Freightliner FLC, 1986 Freightliner FLD, 1987 Freightliner FLD, 1988 Freightliner FLD, 1989 Freightliner FLD, 1986 Freightliner FLT, 1987 Freightliner FLT, 1988 Freightliner FLT, 1989 Freightliner FLT |
| Component: STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM |
| Recall Summary: Fatigue cracks develop in the front axle knuckle suppport on high mileage vehicles that can cause knuckle failure. ... Details of this recall 🔎 |
The driveline could separate without prior warning whichcould result in vehicle damage to trucks, nearby vehicles, and injury to anyonein the area when driveline separation occurs.
| Recalled Vehicles: 1991 Freightliner FLA, 1991 Freightliner FLC, 1991 Freightliner FLD |
| Component: POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:UNIVERSAL JOINT |
| Recall Summary: The interaxle driveline u-joints may fail at low mileage due to a lack of lubrication in the u-joint during the assembly process. ... Details of this recall 🔎 |
| Date | Component | Vehicle Affected |
|---|---|---|
| Jul. 27, 1999 | Electrical System:ignition:module | 320 |
| Mar. 29, 1999 | Air Brake | 285 |
| Nov. 4, 1997 | Suspension:front:hub | 4,048 |
| Mar. 15, 1994 | Steering:linkages:knuckle:spindle:arm | 2,336 |
| Dec. 30, 1991 | Power Train:driveline:universal Joint | 14,660 |
| Model | # Recalls |
|---|---|
| 1999 Freightliner FLC | 2 |
| 1998 Freightliner FLC | 1 |
| 1996 Freightliner FLC | 1 |
| 1991 Freightliner FLC | 1 |
| 1989 Freightliner FLC | 1 |
| 1988 Freightliner FLC | 1 |
| 1987 Freightliner FLC | 1 |
| 1986 Freightliner FLC | 1 |