Certain heavy trucks, shuttle buses, and school buses equipped with bendix modulated spring brake valves. A defect in the modulated spring brake valve casting may cause an intermittent delay in the application of the park brake.
1997-2007 · 7 model years
Freightliner Cargo Problems by year
Owners have filed 3 complaints about the Freightliner Cargo across 7 model years, and it has 4 recalls. The 2007 has the most complaints once its age is allowed for (1), while 1997, 2002 have far fewer than a typical year. The most reported problem area is the airbags, followed by the acceleration & cruise control.
- Complaints
- 3
- Recalls
- 4
- Crashes
- 0
- Fires
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Deaths
- 0
Cargo complaints by model year
Highlighted: the year with the most complaints for its age. Older vehicles have had more time to collect complaints - the Safety Index grade allows for that.
Most common Cargo problems
Freightliner Cargo recalls 4
Certain 2004 and 2005 freightliner van, motor home, shuttle bus, and school bus chassis manufactured between january 2004 and may 2005. Erratic voltage supply to the fuel lift pump causes premature wear of the pump. This premature wear could result in fuel...
Vehicle description: trucks, school bus and motor home chassis, and transit buses equipped with tie rod assemblies manufactured by trw. The suspect tie rods contain 24-dl model ball sockets. Certain of the tie rod ball-socket bearings have a...
These vehicles have dual axle steering with a hydraulic valve which diverts power assist from one side to the other as necessary. The hydraulic valve can be contaminated causing the valve to malfunction.
Latest Cargo complaints
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. The manufacturer was notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. ....Updated 12/11/15 *bf
2002 Freightliner semi, tire came off. Unit 1 changed lane and struck a tire that was in the road belonged to unit 2 who was standing by to try and retrieve it. Bf
Throttle over ride lever and or injector pump throttle shaft breaking without warning. *Ak
Questions about the Freightliner Cargo
Which Freightliner Cargo years have the most problems?
Which Freightliner Cargo years have the fewest complaints?
What are the most common Freightliner Cargo problems?
Across every model year, owners report problems with the airbags (1), acceleration & cruise control (1) most often.
How many recalls does the Freightliner Cargo have?
NHTSA lists 4 recalls across all Freightliner Cargo model years. Each year's page lists the recalls for that year; check your own vehicle by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see whether the repair has been done.
Source: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) complaints and recalls, checked daily. Complaints are owners' own reports and are not verified. How we use the data