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Freightliner FLAYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 1 owner complaint and 7 safety recalls on record for the Freightliner FLA.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints1Top: Service brakes, airSafety recalls71986–1994 model years

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

Best & worst years

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

'86'87'88'89'90'91'92'93'94
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1994Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls1993Not rated–/1000 complaints · 4 recalls1992Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls1991Not rated–/1001 complaint · 4 recalls1990Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall1989Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls1988Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls1987Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall1986Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall
Complaints by system

Most common Freightliner FLA problems

All model years combined: 1 complaint 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
Service brakes, air11
7 recalls

Freightliner FLA recalls

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

–Turn signal: switch97V-114 · 1991–1994 · Aug 4, 1997 · 77,000 vehicles–Cooling system: fan96V-232 · 1993–1994 · Nov 13, 1996 · 27,500 vehicles–Spindle: arm94V-075 · 1986–1989 · Mar 15, 1994 · 2,336 vehicles–Driveline: universal joint93V-202 · 1993 · Dec 6, 1993 · 11,000 vehicles–Windshield wiper/washer: linkages93V-149 · 1991–1993 · Sep 14, 1993 · 505 vehicles–Driveline: universal joint91V-224 · 1991 · Dec 30, 1991 · 14,660 vehicles–Steering: steering wheel/handle bar91V-084 · 1988–1991 · Jun 3, 1991 · 2,976 vehicles