Reliability & cost of ownership
Freightliner Conventional Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Freightliner Conventional? Compare every model year side by side — NHTSA recalls, owner complaints, and crash-test stars — then open the year you're shopping for a full reliability and repair-cost forecast.
Freightliner Conventional problems by model year
1 recall entry and 28 owner complaints on file across 6 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Conventional | 0 | 1 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2008 Conventional | 0 | 2 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2007 Conventional | 0 | 4 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2002 Conventional | 1 | 2 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2001 Conventional | 0 | 7 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2000 Conventional | 0 | 12 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Freightliner Conventional, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- tires10 complaints
- electrical system4 complaints
- unknown or other3 complaints
- engine and engine cooling3 complaints
- fuel system3 complaints
- power train2 complaints
- service brakes2 complaints
- air2 complaints