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Freightliner 122sdYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 3 owner complaints and 26 safety recalls on record for the Freightliner 122sd.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints3Top: TiresSafety recalls262013–2023 model years

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

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Freightliner 122sd 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 122sd median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2023Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls2022Not rated–/1000 complaints · 3 recalls2021Not rated–/1001 complaint · 6 recalls2020Not rated–/1000 complaints · 3 recalls2019Not rated–/1000 complaints · 8 recalls2018Not rated–/1001 complaint · 8 recalls2017Not rated–/1000 complaints · 6 recalls2016Not rated–/1000 complaints · 3 recalls2015Not rated–/1000 complaints · 5 recalls2014Not rated–/1000 complaints · 5 recalls2013Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls
Complaints by system

Most common Freightliner 122sd problems

All model years combined: 3 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
Tires20
Air bags10
26 recalls

Freightliner 122sd recalls

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

54%Suspension: critical fasteners25V-760 · 2021–2023 · Nov 4, 2025 · 18,783 vehicles70%Link: connection23V-105 · 2019–2021 · Feb 20, 2023 · 60,604 vehicles47%Tires22V-919 · 2023 · Dec 12, 2022 · 49 vehicles77%Linkages: tie rod assembly21V-369 · 2021–2022 · May 19, 2021 · 8,482 vehicles76%Steering: critical fasteners21V-256 · 2021–2022 · Apr 12, 2021 · 12,470 vehicles79%Power train: clutch assembly20V-642 · 2018–2019 · Oct 16, 2020 · 4,329 vehicles79%Suspension: multiple axle20V-539 · 2020–2021 · Sep 3, 2020 · 103 vehicles50%Exterior lighting20V-214 · 2014–2021 · Apr 14, 2020 · 63,175 vehicles14%Supply: reservoir/tank19V-370 · 2014 · May 14, 2019 · 741 vehicles72%Power train: clutch assembly18V-903 · 2018–2019 · Dec 19, 2018 · 6,795 vehicles63%Steering18V-913 · 2017–2019 · Dec 19, 2018 · 501 vehicles0%Tires: sidewall18V-641 · 2019 · Sep 19, 2018 · 201 vehicles

Showing the 12 newest of 26 recalls. Each model-year page lists all recalls for that year.