Freightliner FL-50Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 0 owner complaints and 4 safety recalls on record for the Freightliner FL-50.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints0—Safety recalls41991–1999 model years

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

Best & worst years

Freightliner FL-50 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 FL-50 median. Tap a year for its full report.

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'91'92'93'94'95'96'97'98'99

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1999Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 1998Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 1997Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 1996Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 1995Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 1994Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 1993Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 1992Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 1991Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall

Complaints by system

Most common Freightliner FL-50 problems

All model years combined: 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.

4 recalls

Freightliner FL-50 recalls

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

Foundation components: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings99V-111 · 1999 · May 6, 1999 · 185 vehicles Parking brake: driveline99V-085 · 1997–1998 · Apr 20, 1999 · 1,935 vehicles Other: labels98V-002 · 1995–1996 · Jan 5, 1998 · 35 vehicles Turn signal: switch97V-114 · 1991–1994 · Aug 4, 1997 · 77,000 vehicles

1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the FL-50

Jun 1, 1999
DRIVELINE FASTENER FAILURERQ99009 · 1997–1998 · still open
Led to recall 99V-085