2001 Freightliner Conventional Recalls
No NHTSA recalls on record for the 2001 Freightliner Conventional. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 9 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the service brakes, air. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Complaints by component
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.
“This truck attempted to transport a boat. It arrived and was in complete poor condition and was unable to perform the service I paid for. The they refused to refund my money and left. Their equipment need to be inspected. They pose a grave danger to vessels, motorist and people around. *tr”
“This truck attempted to transport a boat. It arrived and was in complete poor condition and was unable to perform the service I paid for. The they refused to refund my money and left. Their equipment need to be inspected. They pose a grave danger to vessels, motorist and people around. *tr”
“2001 freightliner conventional, unit 1 and 2 were traveling westbound on the ohio turnpike. Unit 2 while traveling in the left lane was struck by debris from a blown tire from unit 1. Unit 1 was traveling in the center lane. *bf (ohio traffic crash report # 10-0382-91)*jb”
“Brakes on the left rear wheel of the vehicle's trailer caught on fire.*mr the fire dept stated the rear brakes became hot and caught on fire due to lack of oil the trailer axle *cb *jb”
“Fuel lift pump loses pressure over time causing integrated circuit in fuel system to fail to function. Driver of vehicle receives a warning light on dash,; the engine computer sometimes de-rates the engine and sometimes shuts off the engine. This has happened to one particular bus that shut off…”
“2000/2001 freightliner school buses with the cat 3126 engine the injection pump high pressure oil feed line may burst causing engine failure or possible fire from spraying oil onto engine. We have had 16 occurances of this failure so far. One bus has had 2 failures.”
“The rear brakes located on the trailer (no make/model of trailer provided) locked up and caught on fire, consumer suffered injury. (ohio traffic crash report). *mjs”
“The rear brakes located on the trailer (no make/model of trailer provided) locked up and caught on fire, consumer suffered injury. (ohio traffic crash report). *mjs”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2001 Freightliner Conventional as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.