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Freightliner 114sdYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 5 owner complaints and 67 safety recalls on record for the Freightliner 114sd.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints5Top: Electrical systemSafety recalls672007–2027 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

Best & worst years

Freightliner 114sd years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the 114sd median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2027Too new–/1000 complaints · 1 recall2026Too new–/1000 complaints · 4 recalls2025Too new–/1000 complaints · 9 recalls2024Not rated–/1000 complaints · 3 recalls2023Not rated–/1001 complaint · 7 recalls2022Not rated–/1002 complaints · 9 recalls2021Not rated–/1000 complaints · 14 recalls2020Not rated–/1000 complaints · 12 recalls2019Not rated–/1000 complaints · 17 recalls2018Not rated–/1000 complaints · 13 recalls2017Not rated–/1000 complaints · 10 recalls2016Not rated–/1000 complaints · 15 recalls2015Not rated–/1000 complaints · 15 recalls2014Not rated–/1000 complaints · 9 recalls2013Not rated–/1000 complaints · 8 recalls2012Not rated–/1002 complaints · 8 recalls2011Not rated–/1000 complaints · 4 recalls2010Not rated–/1000 complaints · 4 recalls2009Not rated–/1000 complaints · 3 recalls2008Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls2007Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall
Complaints by system

Most common Freightliner 114sd problems

All model years combined: 5 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Electrical system20
Exterior lighting20
Fuel/propulsion system21
Power train10
Service brakes10
67 recalls

Freightliner 114sd recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

–Power train: driveline26V-737 · 2027 · Nov 6, 2026 · 3,894 vehicles54%Suspension: critical fasteners25V-760 · 2020–2026 · Nov 4, 2025 · 18,783 vehicles62%Steering: critical fasteners25V-603 · 2025–2026 · Sep 11, 2025 · 343 vehicles59%Service brakes, air: critical fasteners25V-601 · 2025–2026 · Sep 11, 2025 · 402 vehicles56%Supply: reservoir/tank25V-295 · 2025 · May 7, 2025 · 68 vehicles90%Exterior lighting: brake lights25V-187 · 2026 · Mar 25, 2025 · 1,968 vehicles91%Exterior lighting: brake lights24V-668 · 2022–2025 · Sep 10, 2024 · 16,890 vehicles90%Linkages: tie rod assembly24V-571 · 2025 · Aug 1, 2024 · 3,799 vehicles93%Linkages: tie rod assembly24V-509 · 2025 · Jul 3, 2024 · 61 vehicles79%Linkages: tie rod assembly24V-402 · 2025 · Jun 4, 2024 · 541 vehicles82%Wheels: hub24V-393 · 2025 · Jun 3, 2024 · 285 vehicles89%Engine23V-737 · 2024 · Nov 2, 2023 · 19 vehicles

Showing the 12 newest of 67 recalls. Each model-year page lists all recalls for that year.

1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the 114sd

  1. Air Brake Reservoir Bracket FracturePE12018 · 2009–2012 · closed Sep 20, 2012
    Led to recall 12V-405