AI DamageFreightliner Cargo: problems, complaints, bulletins
Summary for the Freightliner Cargo across 4 model years: 4 owner complaints and 0 NHTSA service bulletins, plus repair videos. Pick a year for details.
Model years
| Year | Owner complaints | involving a crash | Technical service bulletins (TSB) | YouTube repair videos |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9999 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What fails most often
- 1 Air bags 25% of all complaints
- 2 Equipment 25% of all complaints
- 3 Vehicle speed control 25% of all complaints
- Air bags: 1 complaints (25% of all).
- Equipment: 1 complaints (25% of all).
- Vehicle speed control: 1 complaints (25% of all).
Components owners complain about
| Component | Owner complaints | involving a crash | Technical service bulletins (TSB) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air bags | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Equipment | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Vehicle speed control | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 2 | 0 | 0 |
What owners report
Short excerpts of NHTSA complaints in the original wording. These are owner statements not verified by NHTSA; personal data removed.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 freightliner cargo. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 15v354000 (air bags); however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair.
I am a truck driver. I was fired for telling my dispatcher and the safety manager that the first shift driver had dropped the trailer with my truck and the trucks fifth wheel needed to be fixed.
Throttle over ride lever and or injector pump throttle shaft breaking without warning.
When owners complained
NHTSA complaints by filing year. The peak shows at what age the problems show up most.
What to check before buying
- Air bags. Check the SRS light, stored codes and airbag/curtain status after any impact.
- Vehicle speed control. Accelerator pedal, cruise control, throttle codes.
Other models of this make
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Sources: public NHTSA data (USA): service bulletins and owner complaints; YouTube: links to videos credited to their authors. Complaints are owner statements not verified by NHTSA, and describe defects rather than crash damage. Data updated 2026-11-05.