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1999 Freightliner XC 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 Sep 21, 2004
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 Feb 25, 2000

What this page shows

Our database holds 4 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1999 Freightliner XC. 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 1–4 of 4

Tires & wheels
Filed Sep 21, 2004

MICHELIN XRV 235/80R/22.5 TIRE ZIPPER RIPS BLOW OUTS 1ST ONE APRIL 27, 2003 INSIDE LEFT DUEL. 2ND ONE SEPT. 18, 2004 RIGHT FRONT. *AK

NHTSA ID
10092988
Incident
Sep 18, 2004
Powertrain (other)
Filed Aug 30, 2004

WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT, AND THE VEHICLE VIBRATED UNCONTROLLABLY. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND PULLED OVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE DRIVESHAFT BROKE, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

NHTSA ID
10090034
Incident
Aug 16, 2004
Fuel system
Filed Nov 18, 2000

THIS IS A RIGID FUEL LINE CONSISTING OF A BAJO FITTING AT ONE END AND A FLARE FITTING AT THE OTHER. THE BAJO FITTING IS MOUNTED TO THE INJECTION PUMP, WHICH HAS IT'S OWN VIBRATION PATTERN. THE FUEL LINE IS HARD MOUNTED AT APPROXIMATELY HALF IT'S LENGTH TO THE ENGINE BLOCK, WHICH HAS IT'S OWN VIBRATION PATTERN. THE OTHER END OF THE LINE CONNECTS TO OTHER LINES VIA A "T" FITTING. THIS CONNECTION IS INHERENTLY MORE FLEXABLE BY DESIGN AND PROBABLY COMPOUNDS DIFFERENTIAL VIBRATIONS. LINE FATIQUE IS ALMOST CERTAIN. TYPICALLY THE LINE WILL BREAK WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN OPERATION AND CONSIQUENTLY, THE DRIVER AND PASSANGERS WILL NOT BE AWARE OF THE FUEL LEAK. THE POSSIBILITY OF FIRE EXSISTS. INVESTIGATION WOULD PROBABLY REVEAL A TREND IN THE NUMBER OF SAME TYPE FAILURES AND MEANTIME BETWEEN FAILURE (APPROX 13K MILES). CUMMINS EVIDENTLY HAS REDESIGNED THE LINE ASSEMBLY WITH A "FLEXIBLE" PRODUCT UPGRADE. HOWEVER, CUMMINS NEEDS TO PROVIDE REPLACEMENT UNDER A RECALL SINCE THE NATURE OF THE FAILURE INVOLVES FUEL LEAKAGE.*AK

NHTSA ID
736498
Incident
Jul 2, 2000
BrakesSteering
Filed Feb 25, 2000

VEHICLE WAS DELIVERED WITH DETACHED WIRING OF THE JACOB BRAKE WHICH WAS NON OPERATIONAL DUE TO IMPROPER ASSEMBLY. *MJS

NHTSA ID
551093

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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