Freightliner Conventional — YEARS TO AVOID

Data updated 2026-08-02. Complaints are unverified owner reports filed with NHTSA.

COMPLAINT HISTORY

Complaints per year, Freightliner Conventional Bar chart of distinct NHTSA complaints filed per model year, 2018 highlighted. 1982: 0 complaints 1982 1983: 0 complaints 1984: 1 complaints 1985: 0 complaints 1985 1986: 1 complaints 1987: 0 complaints 1988: 0 complaints 1988 1989: 1 complaints 1990: 1 complaints 1991: 2 complaints 1991 1992: 2 complaints 1993: 6 complaints 1994: 1 complaints 1994 1995: 7 complaints 1996: 5 complaints 1997: 5 complaints 1997 1998: 5 complaints 1999: 11 complaints 2000: 12 complaints 2000 2001: 7 complaints 2002: 2 complaints 2007: 4 complaints 2007 2008: 2 complaints 2018: 1 complaints 2018
2018: 1 complaints
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YearComplaints
19820
19830
19841
19850
19861
19870
19880
19891
19901
19912
19922
19936
19941
19957
19965
19975
19985
199911
200012
20017
20022
20074
20082
20181

EVERY YEAR, RANKED

YearRankingComplaintsWhy
2018 Not enough data 1 Only 1 complaint on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2008 Not enough data 2 Only 2 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2007 Not enough data 4 Only 4 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2002 Not enough data 2 Only 2 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2001 Not enough data 7 Only 7 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2000 Not enough data 12 Only 12 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
1999 Not enough data 11 Only 11 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
1998 Not enough data 5 Only 5 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
1997 Not enough data 5 Only 5 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
1996 Not enough data 5 Only 5 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
1995 Not enough data 7 Only 7 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
1994 Not enough data 1 Only 1 complaint on file — too few for a fair verdict.
1993 Not enough data 6 Only 6 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
1992 Not enough data 2 Only 2 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
1991 Not enough data 2 Only 2 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
1990 Not enough data 1 Only 1 complaint on file — too few for a fair verdict.
1989 Not enough data 1 Only 1 complaint on file — too few for a fair verdict.
1988 Not enough data 0 Only 0 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
1987 Not enough data 0 Only 0 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
1986 Not enough data 1 Only 1 complaint on file — too few for a fair verdict.
1985 Not enough data 0 Only 0 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
1984 Not enough data 1 Only 1 complaint on file — too few for a fair verdict.
1983 Not enough data 0 Only 0 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
1982 Not enough data 0 Only 0 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.