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1999 Freightliner Century Class Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Apr 20, 2010
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since Apr 20, 2010

What this page shows

Our database holds 1 NHTSA owner-reported complaint for the 1999 Freightliner Century Class. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

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AirbagsOther / unspecified
Filed Apr 20, 2010

10/09 4 AIRBAGS REPLACED ON SEMI. 12/16 SITTING IN DOCK OF BUSINESS, HEARD A VERY LOUD NOISE.MY TRAILER WAS SITTING DIRECTLY ON DRIVES. MECHANIC DETERMINED, THE 2 FRONT AIRBAGS HAD CAME "UNSEATED". RETURNED TO OH & PARKED TRUCK FOR 3 MONTHS. TRUCK BACK ON ROAD 3/2/10. 4/7/10 LEFT REAR AIRBAG BLEW. MECHANIC SAID HE RESEATS THESE WEEKLY, IT'S NOT UNCOMMON. SAID IT IS A DESIGN FLAW FREIGHTLINER IS AWARE OF. THE LIP ON BASE IS TOO SMALL TO SECURE BOTTOM OF AIRBAG. 4/18/10 3 AIRBAGS BLEW WHILE AT THE TA. THEY RESEATED THEM (MY HEIGHT IS SET AT 2 5/8"STOP TO THE FRAME). BACKED UNDER TRAILER, PULLED FORWARD LOUD EXPLOSION, AIRBAGS BLEW. FREIGHTLINER WONT REPLACE THEM, I AM SITTING HERE WAITING ON 4 NEW AIRBAGS (MY EXPENSE) TO REPLACE. TA MGR. SAIDLAST WEEK, TECH. WAS KILLED WHEN AIRBAG BLEW, HE STATED THIS WAS IN TN. MY AIRBAGS HAVE BLOWN 4 TIMES IN 6 MONTHS, THANKFULLY, NO ONE INJURED. DO NOT FEEL IT IS SAFE TO RESEAT THESE, AS ADVISED. BOUGHT 4 NEW, AM TAKING THE OLD WITH ME. *TR

NHTSA ID
10326736
Incident
Apr 18, 2010
Mileage
48,000 mi

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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