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2003 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 Aug 7, 2020
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 Jun 3, 2010

What this page shows

Our database holds 2 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2003 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.

Complaints, most recent first

Showing 1–2 of 2

Tires & wheels
Filed Aug 7, 2020

BAD COMMERCIAL BRIDGESTONE TIRES 295/75R22.5 WITH CRACKS AND BULGES ON THE SIDE WALL. I PURCHASED 8 DRIVE TIRES FOR A SEMI TRUCK IN JULY 2018 FROM TA TRUCK SERVICE LOCATED AT 3483 LIBBEY RD, PERRYSBURG,OH. THE TIRES STILL HAVE 70% THREAD ON THEM TODAY, BUT TWO OF THEM GOT BAD. ONE GOT A 10 INCH CRACK ON THE SIDE WALL AND ANOTHER ONE GOT A BULGE ON THE SIDE WALL AS WELL. ALREADY CALLED BRIDGESTONE COMMERCIAL WARRANTY , AND THEY DIDN'T CARE.

NHTSA ID
11343846
Incident
Aug 3, 2020
Brakes
Filed Jun 3, 2010
Crash reported

2003 FREIGHTLINER CENTURY CLASS, BRAKES FAILURE, VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP AND STRUCK THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. *BF ACCORDING TO THE POLICE REPORT, THE BRAKES FAILED DUE TO THE DRIVER NOT DOING A PRE-TRIP INSPECTION ON THE SEMI TRUCK. THREE VIOLATIONS WERE NOTICED BY THE COMMERCIAL INSPECTOR. THE THREE VIOLATIONS WERE AS FOLLOWS: THE AXLE #2 CHAMBER WAS LOOSE, SECUREMENT BRACKET ATTACHMENTS POINTS WERE SEPARATED, AXLE #2 RIGHT BRAKE CHAMBER HAD AN AUDIBLE AIR LEAK, AND THE AIR LOSS RATE RESERVOIR PRESSURE WAS NOT MAINTAINED WHEN THE SERVICE BRAKES WERE FULLY APPLIED. OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT # 10-0173-91. *JB

NHTSA ID
10334861
Incident
Apr 6, 2010

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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