Freightliner X-LINEYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 9 owner complaints and 2 safety recalls on record for the Freightliner X-LINE.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints9Top: Structure Safety recalls22005–2016 model years

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

Best & worst years

Freightliner X-LINE 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 X-LINE median. Tap a year for its full report.

1 2 1 5

'05'06'09'16

Avoid
Caution
Solid
Best
Not rated

2016Not rated–/1005 complaints · 0 recalls 2009Not rated–/1001 complaint · 1 recall 2006Not rated–/1002 complaints · 1 recall 2005Not rated–/1001 complaint · 1 recall

Complaints by system

Most common Freightliner X-LINE problems

All model years combined: 9 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

4Structure

2Steering

1Electrical system

1Engine and engine cooling

1Visibility/wiper

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
Structure	4	0
Steering	2	0
Electrical system	1	0
Engine and engine cooling	1	0
Visibility/wiper	1	0

2 recalls

Freightliner X-LINE recalls

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

Service brakes, air: disc08V-666 · 2009 · Dec 16, 2008 · 1 vehicles Linkages: tie rod assembly06V-423 · 2005–2006 · Nov 2, 2006 · 2,000 vehicles

1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the X-LINE

Feb 1, 2008
POWER STEERING PUMP FAILURESPE08009 · 2005 · closed Jul 3, 2008
No recall