FaultScore

Freightliner FLD120 problems

Owners have filed 32 complaints about the Freightliner FLD120 with NHTSA across model years 1992 to 2006. More of them are about the suspension than anything else.

Every Freightliner FLD120 year, graded

The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.

92 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 06
Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded
Year Grade Complaints Crashes Fires Median miles Most reported
2006 3 0 0 Engine & Cooling
2001 5 0 0 Engine & Cooling
2000 10 0 2 Suspension
1999 6 0 2 Suspension
1998 3 0 0 Suspension
1997 1 0 0 Brakes
1996 2 0 1 Electrical System
1995 1 0 0 Transmission & Drivetrain
1992 1 0 0 Electrical System

What breaks on a Freightliner FLD120

Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.

Suspension 10 31.3%

Worst in 2000

Tires 4 12.5%

Worst in 2000

Engine & Cooling 3 9.4%

Worst in 2001

Transmission & Drivetrain 3 9.4%

Worst in 1999

Brakes 3 9.4%

Worst in 1996

Electrical System 2 6.3%

Worst in 1996

Wheels 2 6.3%

Worst in 1998

Body & Structure 1 3.1%

Worst in 2000

Acceleration & Cruise Control 1 3.1%

Worst in 2006

Fuel & Propulsion 1 3.1%

Worst in 2006

Doors, Latches & Locks 1 3.1%

Worst in 1999

Other & Unspecified 1 3.1%

Worst in 1999

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Freightliner FLD120, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Oct 1998 peak 4 May 2013

Compare the Freightliner FLD120

Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.