2000 Freightliner FL80

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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There is not enough comparable history to draw a useful model-year comparison.

Counts are not adjusted for sales, age, mileage exposure or reporting. A lower count does not establish that a car is problem-free.

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2Owner complaints

Model-year median: 0

0Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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Inspection summary

2000 Freightliner FL80

NHTSA snapshot: September 18, 2026. 2 owner complaints · 0 recall campaigns · 0 investigations.

Counts are not failure probabilities and are not adjusted for sales, age, mileage exposure or reporting. One report may name several categories. Comparison method and limitations.

Top reported categories (up to 5)

Engine And Engine Cooling: 1 reports
Fuel System, Gasoline: 1 reports
Service Brakes, Hydraulic: 1 reports
Structure: 1 reports

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Recall links

No recall campaigns in this snapshot.

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

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What owners reported most

Engine And Engine Cooling

1 Fuel System, Gasoline

1 Service Brakes, Hydraulic

1 Structure

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 0 of 2 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
Fuel System, Gasoline. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

0 crash reports0 fire reports0 injury reports

Structure complaints

1 reports

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Mileage unknown · Mar 7, 2002

Structure

THE DOOR STRIKER POST ON THE DOOR KEEPS FAILING. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO FOUR DIFFERENT VEHICLES ALL THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL. THE METAL BEHIND THE STRIKER POST IS TOO WEAK AND CRACKS OUT. THIS ALLOWS THE DOOR TO BREAK FREE AND SWING OPEN. THIS CREATES A VERY REAL POSSIBILITY OF A FIREFIGHTER FALLING FROM THE APPARATUS. FEEL FRE…

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NHTSA ODI #759049

Recall campaigns

No recalls in this snapshot.

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Defect investigations

No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.

An investigation is not a finding of a defect, and closure does not prove a vehicle is problem-free.