2007 Freightliner Conventional Problems
Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component
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What this page shows
Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2007 Freightliner Conventional, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Reports by component
Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category
- Electrical133.3%
- Other / unspecified133.3%
- Tires & wheels133.3%
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
Each component in detail
What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words
Electrical
Reports naming the electrical system — wiring, battery, charging, control modules, infotainment and electrical accessories.
From owner reports, verbatim
2006 FREIGHTLINER CONVENTIONAL. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE BATTERY BOX CAUGHT ON FIRE. *NJ OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT # 10-0216-89. UPDATED 04/15/10 *BF REMAILED 05/26/10 *BF
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Other / unspecified
Reports whose component NHTSA recorded as unknown, or that do not map to one of the categories above.
From owner reports, verbatim
2007 FRTLNR CONVENTIONAL. VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING WESTBOUND AND WAS PULLING INTO THE RIGHT BERM WHEN THE TRAILER CAME LOOSE STRIKING THE BACK OF THE TRACTOR. THE TRAILER WENT OFF TO THE RIGHT SIDE HITTING THE GUARD RAIL AND OVERTURNING INTO A CREEK. *MC OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT. *TR
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Tires & wheels
Reports naming tires, wheels, hubs, or the tire-pressure monitoring system.
From owner reports, verbatim
2007 FREIGHTLINER CONVENTIONAL, WESTBOUND WHEN THE RIGHT REAR TRAILER TIRE BLEW OUT CAUSING A PIECE OF THE TIRE TO COME OFF. UNIT 2 BEHIND UNIT 1 IMMEDIATELY STRUCK THE TIRE, THROWING IT INTO THE PATH OF UNIT 3 WHO WAS IN THE RIGHT LANE. UNIT 3 THEN STRUCK THE TIRE. *BF (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT # 10-0577-90)*JB
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
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.
Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
Data on this page last refreshed .