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Freightliner CLASSIC at salvage auctions

Copart 2005 Freightliner CLASSIC FLD120 1FVXAJCG35DU22911 Front End675,409 mi Jan 20

Freightliner CLASSIC: model passport

Everything our database knows about the Freightliner CLASSIC: salvage auction lots, owner complaints to NHTSA, recalls, crash-test stars and real sale prices.

Owner complaints to NHTSA

17 complaints about the Freightliner CLASSIC (all model years) sent by owners to the US road safety regulator.

Complaints17
With a crash0
With a fire2
Injured1
Deaths0
What fails: complaints by system
  1. Engine and cooling
    median 73,000 mi at failure     5 29%
  2. Suspension
    median 245,000 mi at failure     4 24%
  3. Brakes 2 12%
  4. Wheels and tires 2 12%
  5. Electrical system 1 6%
  6. Body and structure 1 6%
  7. Transmission and drivetrain 1 6%
Complaints by model year
1996
2000
7
2005
2007

Recalls

9 recall campaigns for the Freightliner CLASSIC.

Recall campaigns by model year
2000
2005
6
2008

Sources: our Copart lot database; NHTSA owner complaints, recalls and NCAP; open sale records of US cities and the US Treasury. Complaints are reports from owners, not confirmed defects; more popular models get more of them. Median: half are below, half above.