Car Record Book

Freightliner Sterling recalls & problems by year

9 recalls and 1 owner complaint across 6 model years (1997–2004).

Most complaints19991 complaint
Most recalls20004 recalls
Crashes reported0in owner complaints
Injuries reported00 deaths
1997: 0 complaints1998: 0 complaints1999: 1 complaints2000: 0 complaints2001: 0 complaints2004: 0 complaints199719981999200020012004
Owner complaints by model year
YearNHTSA starsEPA mpgRecallsComplaintsCrashesFiresInjuriesDeaths
2004——100000
2001——100000
2000——400000
1999——110000
1998——100000
1997——100000

Crash, fire, injury and death figures are what owners reported in their complaints; NHTSA does not verify them. A year with more complaints is not necessarily worse: newer and best-selling years collect more reports.

Most-reported problem areas, all years