Freightliner CargoYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 3 owner complaints and 4 safety recalls on record for the Freightliner Cargo.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints3Top: Air bags Safety recalls41997–2007 model years

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

Best & worst years

Freightliner Cargo 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 Cargo median. Tap a year for its full report.

1 0 0 1 0 0 1

'97'98'99'02'04'05'07

Avoid
Caution
Solid
Best
Not rated

2007Not rated–/1001 complaint · 1 recall 2005Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 2004Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 2002Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls 1999Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls 1998Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 1997Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls

Complaints by system

Most common Freightliner Cargo problems

All model years combined: 3 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

1Air bags

1Vehicle speed control

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.

Complaints by system
System	Complaints	Crash, fire or injury
Air bags	1	0
Vehicle speed control	1	0

4 recalls

Freightliner Cargo recalls

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

Conventional: air06V-205 · 2007 · Jun 12, 2006 · 5,243 vehicles Delivery: fuel pump05V-469 · 2004–2005 · Oct 5, 2005 · 8,310 vehicles Linkages: tie rod assembly01V-044 · 1999 · Feb 21, 2001 · 16,000 vehicles Steering: hydraulic power assist system99V-256 · 1998–1999 · Sep 20, 1999 · 422 vehicles