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2011 Freightliner Columbia GliderProblems, recalls & complaints

NHTSA has logged 0 owner complaints about the 2011 Freightliner Columbia Glider. It is covered by 2 safety recalls, and for recall 15V-616 the manufacturer reports only 27% of affected cars repaired.

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CarFlaw IndexNot enough dataHigher is better (0–100)
Safety recalls2Lowest repair rate 27%Owner complaints00 with a crash, fire or injuryTop problem0—

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports, through October 1, 2015. Updated daily.

Complaints by system

Where the 2011 Freightliner Columbia Glider has problems

0 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

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. Complaints are submitted by the public and are not verified by NHTSA.

2 recalls

2011 Freightliner Columbia Glider recalls and how many were fixed

Each ring shows the share of affected cars repaired, from the manufacturer’s latest quarterly report to NHTSA. Recall repairs are free at authorized dealers.

27%repaired · 2017 Q1

Trailer hitches: fifth wheel assembly

Recall 15V-616 · Oct 1, 2015 · 5,801 vehicles · 1,554 repaired

Risk. If the fifth wheel and locking mechanism are sufficiently damaged, the locking mechanism may fail to operate as intended and the trailer may unexpectedly…

Problem, fix and repair progress →

–no report yet

Slack adjusters: automatic

Recall 11V-249 · Apr 20, 2011 · 1,591 vehicles

Risk. IF THE SLACK ADJUSTER HOUSING WERE TO BREAK, THE WHEEL BRAKE TO WHICH THE SLACK ADJUSTER IS ATTACHED WOULD NO LONGER FUNCTION, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HAVE…

Problem, fix and repair progress →

Recalls apply to specific cars. To see whether a recall is still open on yours, enter the 17-character VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with Freightliner.

Best & worst years

2011 vs. every other Columbia Glider year

Bars show complaints per model year. Colors show the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Columbia Glider median. How we score

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1 investigation

NHTSA defect investigations

Federal investigations that included the 2011 Freightliner Columbia Glider, and the recalls they led to.

  1. Daimler Trucks North America RecallsAQ18002 · closed Jul 11, 2024
    No recall

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