1999 Freightliner Century Steering Problems

Complaints

1about this part

Share

17%of 6 total for the year

Median mileage

—not reported

Trend

Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the steering of the 1999 Freightliner Century, 17% of the 6 complaints for this model year. 3 recall campaigns on record are filed under a similar system.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Related recalls

• 01V140007Sep 17, 2001Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks equipped with trw tie rod ends on certain meritor axles. The tie rod and drag link ball stud ends contain bearings that…Covers: Freightliner Century 1999–2000, FLD 1999–2000, MT-45 1999–2000 +4 more
• 01V044002Feb 21, 2001Vehicle description: trucks, school bus and motor home chassis, and transit buses equipped with tie rod assemblies manufactured by trw. The suspect tie rods…Covers: Freightliner Century 1999, FLD 1999, XC 1999 +12 more
• 99V359000Dec 29, 1999Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks. The tie rod ends can fracture due to low stress, high cycle, reversed bending fatigue resulting from a system resonance.Covers: Freightliner Century 1998–1999

Related service bulletins

• 10161128Apr 30, 2019Steering Intermediate Shaft Replacement
• 10154899Dec 17, 2018Important Campaign Information on FL614 Recall

Steering: other model years

Other parts of the 1999 Freightliner Century

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