Freightliner problems & recalls
Freightliner vehicles have drawn 1,509 consumer complaints and 1,397 recall campaigns across 144 models in NHTSA's files, led by the Cascadia and the Freightliner.
1,509
NHTSA complaints
1,397
Recall campaigns
144
Models tracked
Cascadia
Most complained
Which Freightliner models have the most problems?
| Model | Years | Complaints | Recalls | Worst year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cascadia | 402 | 136 | ||
| Freightliner | 188 | 75 | ||
| Conventional | 117 | 16 | ||
| Columbia | 110 | 63 | ||
| Century | 76 | 38 | ||
| Sprinter 2500 | 65 | 71 | ||
| Business Class M2 | 62 | 112 | ||
| FL70 | 52 | 15 | ||
| Mt | 39 | 5 | ||
| M2 | 38 | 44 | ||
| Fs-65 | 36 | 11 | ||
| FLD120 | 34 | 7 | ||
| Sprinter 3500 | 31 | 73 | ||
| Sprinter | 18 | 2 | ||
| Business Class | 17 | 18 | ||
| Classic | 17 | 9 | ||
| Century Class | 16 | 7 | ||
| FL60 | 14 | 14 | ||
| Flc120 | 13 | 1 | ||
| M2 Business Class | 13 | 4 | ||
| Xc | 13 | 13 | ||
| Fld | 11 | 48 | ||
| X-Line | 10 | 2 | ||
| 114SD | 8 | 66 | ||
| MB70 | 8 | 7 | ||
| Xc-R | 8 | 2 | ||
| C120 | 6 | 0 | ||
| School Bus | 6 | 0 | ||
| Coronado | 5 | 55 | ||
| FL80 | 5 | 8 | ||
| Mt-45 | 5 | 8 | ||
| Xc Motorhome Chassis | 5 | 3 | ||
| Business Class M2 106v | 4 | 4 | ||
| Flc112 | 4 | 1 | ||
| Mt55 | 4 | 11 | ||
| 108SD | 3 | 51 | ||
| 122sd | 3 | 26 | ||
| Cargo | 3 | 4 | ||
| FLD112 | 3 | 5 | ||
| 1085d | 2 | 1 | ||
| B2 Bus Chassis | 2 | 0 | ||
| Century Class S/t | 2 | 1 | ||
| Century St | 2 | 16 | ||
| Eldorado | 2 | 0 | ||
| Flc | 2 | 6 | ||
| Fls 112 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Fs-65 School Bus Chassis | 2 | 2 | ||
| Mt 45g | 2 | 0 | ||
| Sprinter 4500 | 2 | 38 | ||
| Sterling | 2 | 5 | ||
| Acterra | 1 | 0 | ||
| Argosy | 1 | 26 | ||
| Class 8 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Discovery | 1 | 0 | ||
| FL106 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Fl130 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Fla | 1 | 8 | ||
| Fln | 1 | 21 | ||
| Legacy | 1 | 0 | ||
| Mt45 | 1 | 8 | ||
| Mt-55 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Sprinter 1500 | 1 | 39 | ||
| Sterling Acterra | 1 | 1 | ||
| Xc-M | 1 | 0 | ||
| Xls | 1 | 1 | ||
| American Lafrance | 0 | 7 | ||
| Argosy Glider | 0 | 1 | ||
| Argosy Rhd | 0 | 1 | ||
| Book Mobile | 0 | 2 | ||
| Cascadia Fifth Gen | 0 | 2 | ||
| Class 6 Truck | 0 | 0 | ||
| Class 7 Truck | 0 | 0 | ||
| Class 8 Truck | 0 | 0 | ||
| Classic Cascadia | 0 | 1 | ||
| Classic Xl | 0 | 13 | ||
| C.O.E. | 0 | 15 | ||
| Columbia Glider | 0 | 4 | ||
| Condor | 0 | 1 | ||
| Conventional Fld-120 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Coronado Glider | 0 | 1 | ||
| Custom Chass S2 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Custom Chass Xb | 0 | 2 | ||
| Da362 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Da402 | 0 | 1 | ||
| eCascadia | 0 | 4 | ||
| Econic Sd | 0 | 2 | ||
| Em2 | 0 | 4 | ||
| Fb-65 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Fb65 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Fl111 | 0 | 1 | ||
| FL112 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Fl112 Business Class | 0 | 1 | ||
| FL50 | 0 | 4 | ||
| Fl80 Business Class | 0 | 2 | ||
| FLB | 0 | 10 | ||
| Flc106 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Flc-112 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Fld120 Military | 0 | 1 | ||
| Fld120sd | 0 | 4 | ||
| Fld Classic | 0 | 1 | ||
| Fld Sd | 0 | 3 | ||
| Fll | 0 | 1 | ||
| Fln106 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Flt | 0 | 1 | ||
| M2112 Flr-Cng | 0 | 1 | ||
| Mb | 0 | 2 | ||
| Mb-45 | 0 | 2 | ||
| MB 50 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Mb-55 | 0 | 3 | ||
| Mb55 | 0 | 2 | ||
| MB60 | 0 | 7 | ||
| MB80 | 0 | 4 | ||
| Mbc | 0 | 1 | ||
| Mb Shuttle Bus Chassis | 0 | 1 | ||
| Mc | 0 | 4 | ||
| Mt10 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Mt12 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Mt13 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Mt35 | 0 | 3 | ||
| Mt45g | 0 | 2 | ||
| Mt55g | 0 | 2 | ||
| New Cascadia | 0 | 1 | ||
| Odyssey Xl | 0 | 1 | ||
| Powerliner | 0 | 1 | ||
| S112 | 0 | 1 | ||
| S2 | 0 | 3 | ||
| Sprinter (vs30) | 0 | 6 | ||
| Thomas Built Bus | 0 | 0 | ||
| Vb | 0 | 1 | ||
| Vcl | 0 | 5 | ||
| Western Star | 0 | 4 | ||
| Wft6342t | 0 | 1 | ||
| Wft6364t | 0 | 1 | ||
| Wft7542t | 0 | 1 | ||
| Wft8142t | 0 | 1 | ||
| White | 0 | 1 | ||
| White Freightliner | 0 | 1 | ||
| Xb | 0 | 5 | ||
| Xb-S | 0 | 1 | ||
| Xca | 0 | 1 | ||
| Xc-F | 0 | 0 | ||
| Xcr | 0 | 1 | ||
| Xcs | 0 | 4 | ||
| Xc-S | 0 | 1 |
Based on NHTSA ODI data through August 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated August 28, 2026.
Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.