Steering

Freightliner Conventional Steering problems by year

5 complaints filed with NHTSA about the Freightliner Conventional's steering. Loss of power steering, stiff or loose steering, wandering, column and rack problems.

Steering complaints by model year

'75 '76 '77 '78 '79 '82 '83 '84 '85 '86 '87 '88 '89 '90 '91 '92 '93 '94 '95 '96 '97 '98 2'99 '00 '01 '02 '07 '08 '18

Year	Steering complaints	Injuries	Recalls
2000	1	0	0
1999	2	0	0
1998	1	1	0
1997	1	1	0
1988	0	0	1
1987	0	0	1
1986	0	0	1
1985	0	0	2
1984	0	0	1
1983	0	0	1
1982	0	0	1
1979	0	0	1
1978	0	0	1
1977	0	0	1
1976	0	0	1

Steering recalls

Steering: linkages

88V160000Oct 11, 198892 vehicles affected

Steering arm may fail if used on eaton efa12f4 from axle in conjunction with ross hfb70 power steering gear.

Covers1984 Freightliner Conventional 1985 Freightliner Conventional 1986 Freightliner Conventional 1987 Freightliner Conventional 1988 Freightliner Conventional +5 more

Steering wheel / handle bar

86V106000Aug 5, 198678 vehicles affected

Steering column mounting bolts may be absent, leaving only the knee pad to hold the steering wheel and column in place. Consequence of defect: under certain...

Covers1985 Freightliner Conventional

Steering wheel / handle bar

83V089000Sep 7, 1983328 vehicles affected

The pinch bolt installed on the steering gear component is of a smaller size than specified.

Covers1982 Freightliner Conventional 1983 Freightliner Conventional

Steering wheel / handle bar

80V095000Jul 23, 198031,002 vehicles affected

On involved vehicles, the connection between the steering control shaft and the input shaft on the steering gear box may be defective. The yoke on the shaft may loosen, allowing the splined surfaces on the yoke and shaft to wear. Continued operation may...

Covers1976 Freightliner Conventional 1977 Freightliner Conventional 1978 Freightliner Conventional 1979 Freightliner Conventional +4 more

Latest Conventional steering complaints

1997 Freightliner Conventional Steering Wheels & tires1 injury

While driving, consumer felt a bad shimmy coming from the steering wheel, consumer lost control of vehicle and was hit in the head when a portable tv fell on him, when vehicle went off highway, it struck a guardrail, fence, utility pole, and several trees, the day before the accident the consumer noticed that the left front tire had worn on the inside of the tread, causing a shimmy, after the incident, it was noted that the right front tire had approximately a 6 inch wide tear in the sidewall and was broken loose from beads of the rim, possible tire failure, bridgestone p285/74r24.5, Model r299, lf93psi, possible steering problem. (Ohio traffic crash report) *slc

1998 Freightliner Conventional Steering1 injury

While driving the shaft coming from the steering gear box to the pitman arm was sheared completely off, driver lost control of the vehicle resulting in collision. (Ohio traffic crash report) *mjs

1999 Freightliner Conventional Steering

The steering mechanism broke loose from the axle causing loss of control resulting in vehicle striking construction barrels. (Ohio traffic crash report). *Mjs

2000 Freightliner Conventional Steering

While driving the main shaft on the steering column came apart, causing compelete loss of steering control. Please give any further details. *Ak

1999 Freightliner Conventional Steering

Tie rod failed causing the vehicle to loose control and hit a guard rail.

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