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Freightliner XCYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 9 owner complaints and 13 safety recalls on record for the Freightliner XC.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints9Top: Vehicle speed controlSafety recalls131996–2006 model years

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

Best & worst years

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

'96'97'98'99'00'01'04'05'06
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2006Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall2005Not rated–/1001 complaint · 1 recall2004Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls2001Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall2000Not rated–/1002 complaints · 6 recalls1999Not rated–/1004 complaints · 7 recalls1998Not rated–/1000 complaints · 7 recalls1997Not rated–/1001 complaint · 4 recalls1996Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall
Complaints by system

Most common Freightliner XC problems

All model years combined: 9 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
Vehicle speed control20
Power train20
Engine and engine cooling10
Fuel system, gasoline10
Steering10
Structure10
Tires10
Electrical system10
Visibility/wiper10
1 other systems10
13 recalls

Freightliner XC recalls

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

–Steering: hydraulic power assist system07V-570 · 2005–2006 · Dec 10, 2007 · 10,053 vehicles–Vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal01V-322 · 2001 · Nov 15, 2001 · 2,700 vehicles–Vehicle speed control01V-115 · 1999–2000 · Apr 13, 2001 · 6,003 vehicles–Linkages: tie rod assembly01V-044 · 1999 · Feb 21, 2001 · 16,000 vehicles–Tires: valve00V-427 · 2000 · Dec 29, 2000 · 3,446 vehicles–Vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal00V-230 · 1997–2000 · Sep 5, 2000 · 5,032 vehicles–Wheels: hub00V-248 · 1999–2000 · Aug 29, 2000 · 3,400 vehicles–Foundation components: drum00V-247 · 1997–2000 · Aug 29, 2000 · 524 vehicles–Other: labels00V-040 · 1996–2000 · Feb 15, 2000 · 15,000 vehicles–Drum: chamber00V-014 · 1998 · Jan 18, 2000 · 323 vehicles–Steering: hydraulic power assist system99V-223 · 1997–1999 · Aug 16, 1999 · 1,182 vehicles–Unknown or other99V-110 · 1998 · May 6, 1999 · 1,166 vehicles

Showing the 12 newest of 13 recalls. Each model-year page lists all recalls for that year.

2 investigations

NHTSA investigations of the XC

  1. FREIGHTLINER CHASSIS/SAF-HOLLAND EQUIP.EQ08014 · 2008 · closed Mar 6, 2009
    No recall
  2. FREIGHTLINER AAC AXLE STEERING BOLTSEQ08008 · 2007 · closed Aug 25, 2008
    Led to recall 08V-354