Total Complaints
7 filings
FREIGHTLINER FREIGHTLINER · model year
7 NHTSA complaints for this specific cohort.
NHTSA overall rating
Not crash-tested
New Car Assessment Program
The 1992FREIGHTLINERFREIGHTLINER carries 7 consumer safety complaints in NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation database for this specific model-year cohort. Within that volume, owners reported 0 crashes, 0 fires, 0 injuries, and 0 fatalities. No NCAP 5-star crash-test rating is available for this model year in the federal database.
Component-level analysis is where model-year complaints become actionable: the top complaint category for the 1992 FREIGHTLINER is suspension:rear with 1 filings, followed by engine and engine cooling:engine:gasoline:belts and associated pulleys (1) and electrical system:12v/24v/48v battery (1). Concentration in one or two component groups is the classic signature of a systemic defect; a flat distribution usually reflects normal aging, warranty complaints, or isolated build-plant variability.
NHTSA currently has 35 investigation files overlapping the 1992 FREIGHTLINER. Owners comparing this cohort against neighboring years should pair the counters above with the complaint-by-year trend on the parent model page — a spike in a single year often tracks to a platform refresh, a new transmission supplier, or an updated ECU calibration. Use the related-complaint feed below to read raw owner narratives before deciding whether any pattern here affects your specific use case.
Total Complaints
7 filings
Crashes Reported
0 reports
Source
NHTSA ODI
Federal complaints database
At or below the fleet median complaint volume.
| Component | Count |
|---|---|
| SUSPENSION:REAR | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | 1 |
| EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | 1 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT | 1 |
| STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | 1 |
FAN BELT DEFECTIVE. NLM
VEHICLE STALLED OUT ON THE HIGHWAY BEACUSE THE BATTERY CABLES WERE NOT ATTACHED. NLM
THE EXHAUST PIPE UNDER THE CAB WAS ROTTEN AND BROKEN CAUSING FUMES TO ENTER THE CAB AND MAKE THE DRIVER FEEL SICK. NLM
AIR CONDITIONER LINES ARE WORN AND BROKEN CAUSING THE A/C NOT TO WORK. NLM
FRONT END OUT OF ALIGNMENT. NLM
STEERING WHEEL 1/4 TURN OFF CENTERED. NLM
REAR SUSPENSION BOLTS LOOSENED, CAUSING AXLE TO SHIFT TO ONE SIDE. *AW
EVDM connector plate separation
Halogen Headlights May Cause Fires
Rear Wheel Speed Sensor Failure
Intermittent Loss of Power Steering Assist
PNDB Electrical Power Distribution
Data as of 2025. Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) complaints database, NHTSA recall campaign API, NHTSA NCAP crash-test ratings, and NHTSA FARS for fatality cross-reference.
Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.