Freightliner Century recalls by year

Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.

38 recalls found for the Freightliner Century in NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026, and 53 owner complaints. Choose a model year:

Model year	Recalls	Complaints
2013 Freightliner Century	1	0
2012 Freightliner Century	2	0
2011 Freightliner Century	9	0
2010 Freightliner Century	11	0
2009 Freightliner Century	12	0
2008 Freightliner Century	9	1
2007 Freightliner Century	9	0
2006 Freightliner Century	8	6
2005 Freightliner Century	2	2
2004 Freightliner Century	3	2
2003 Freightliner Century	2	4
2002 Freightliner Century	1	0
2001 Freightliner Century	4	4
2000 Freightliner Century	6	15
1999 Freightliner Century	7	6
1998 Freightliner Century	5	9
1997 Freightliner Century	4	4
1996 Freightliner Century	7	0
1995 Freightliner Century	2	0

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Newest Freightliner Century recalls

Feb 28, 201212V074000Engine and engine cooling103,437 vehicles
Western Star 4900, Western Star 6900 and 8 more models
The pump to rail high pressure fuel line support system used on these engines is sensitive to assembly torque and may be damaged during service work.
Oct 13, 201111V514000Steering9,689 vehicles
Freightliner Cascadia, Century and 3 more models
The lower pinion bearing may corrode and fail.
Sep 8, 201111V465000Electronic stability control (ESC)4,444 vehicles
Sterling A-Line, Freightliner Cascadia and 4 more models
Under certain road and driving conditions, vehicle body roll and road inclination characteristics may adversely affect the slip angle calculation of the electronic stability…
May 18, 201111V287000Fuel system, other268 vehicles
Western Star 4900, Freightliner Cascadia and 4 more models
The crack may result in a diesel fuel leak.
Mar 3, 201111V146000Engine and engine cooling2,073 vehicles
Western Star 4900, Sterling 9500 and 5 more models
The intake air grid heater may short circuit and fail due to excessive internal temperatures.
Nov 4, 201010V551000Equipment7,466 vehicles
Western Star 4900, Freightliner Cascadia and 4 more models
Daimler trucks is recalling certain model year 2011 freightliner coronado, columbia, fld military, business class M2, cascadia, century, and western star 4900 trucks manufactured…
Jul 27, 201010V341000Engine and engine cooling5,743 vehicles
Western Star 4900, Sterling 8500 and 9 more models
The intake air grid heater may short circuit and fail due to excessive internal temperatures.
Jul 27, 201010V339000Fuel system, other13,410 vehicles
Western Star 4900, Freightliner Cascadia and 4 more models
Over time the barrel of the bosch high pressure fuel pump element used on specific DD13/DD15 engines may develop a crack due to hydrogen induced stress corrosion resulting in a…

Freightliner Century recalls by year

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