2002 Freightliner FS-65 Fuel system Problems
- Complaints
- 1about this part
- Share
- 20%of 5 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 55,028miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the fuel system of the 2002 Freightliner FS-65, 20% of the 5 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 55,028 miles. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.
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.
“Roseau school district operates a fleet of 26 buses covering approx. 1000 square miles in area. In 1999 roseau schools began purchasing buses with the cummins isb engines (an all electronic engine replacing the older b engines). The district now has 8 units with this particular engine. The district has been experiencing too many problems with sensors, check engine lights coming on and power derating when operating these engines. A common problem is lift pump failure causing retoactive failure to the injection pump (cummins name for the injection pump is the vp44 pump). …”
NHTSA complaint #10105924, filed 2005-01, 55,028 milesRelated recalls
- 05V205000Apr 27, 2005Certain 1998-2003 my freightliner fs-65 school bus chassis and mb-45, mb-55, and xb shuttle bus chassis, and thomas built bus: mvp-er and mvp-ef school bus…Covers: Freightliner FS-65 1998–2002, Thomas MVP EF 1998–2003, MVP ER 1998–2003 +1 more
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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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