AI DamageFreightliner FLN: problems, complaints, bulletins
Summary for the Freightliner FLN across 1 model years: 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What fails most often
- Tires: 1 complaints (100% of all).
Components owners complain about
| Component | Owner complaints | involving a crash | Technical service bulletins (TSB) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tires | 1 | 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.
2005 freightliner conventional, unit 1 was traveling east on the ohio turnpike when the left front tire blew out. Tire fragments tore the left front bumper cover off and removed the left head lamp apparatus. Unit 1 pulled to the inside berm. (ohio traffic crash report # 10-0155-89)
What to check before buying
- Tires. Tire age by DOT code, bulges, wear pattern.
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.