Reliability & cost of ownership
Pierce Freightliner Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Pierce Freightliner? Compare every model year side by side — NHTSA recalls, owner complaints, and crash-test stars — then open the year you're shopping for its AI reliability outlook where NHTSA has enough data.
Pierce Freightliner problems by model year
7 recall entries and 0 owner complaints on file across 7 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Freightliner | 1 | 0 | No NCAP test | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2022 Freightliner | 1 | 0 | No NCAP test | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2021 Freightliner | 1 | 0 | No NCAP test | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2020 Freightliner | 1 | 0 | No NCAP test | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2018 Freightliner | 1 | 0 | No NCAP test | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2017 Freightliner | 1 | 0 | No NCAP test | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2016 Freightliner | 1 | 0 | No NCAP test | Recalls & complaints → |