2001 Freightliner Conventional Brakes Problems
- Complaints
- 2about this part
- Share
- 29%of 7 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 302,847miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the brakes of the 2001 Freightliner Conventional, 29% of the 7 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 302,847 miles. 1 a fire, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“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).”
NHTSA complaint #558990, filed 2001-01Brakes: other model years
Other parts of the 2001 Freightliner Conventional
1 complaintsEngine cooling
1 complaintsEquipment
1 complaintsFuel system
1 complaintsTires
1 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2001 Freightliner Conventional
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 29, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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