2004 FREIGHTLINER COLUMBIA

2 safety recall campaigns, 1 defect investigation, 14 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.

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The record

Recall campaigns2
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations1
Owner complaints14
Complaints citing a crash2
Complaints citing a fire2

Complaints are reports from owners of this model year, not findings about any particular vehicle, and a model that sold in large numbers will collect more of them. They are counted here as filed; nothing is inferred from them.

Recall campaigns 2 of 2

17V8100002017-12-15

EQUIPMENT

In the event of a fire, if the fire extinguisher does not function properly, it can increase the risk of injury.

11V4780002011-09-16

FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL

THIS COULD CREATE A ROAD HAZARD INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH. FUEL LEAKAGE, IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.

What owners report most

  • 7ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
  • 2ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
  • 2POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
  • 1ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
  • 1ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CRANKCASE (PCV)
  • 1TIRES

This page is about a model, not a car

Two 2004 FREIGHTLINER COLUMBIAs can have entirely different histories, and a recall campaign usually covers a build-date window rather than a whole model year — which a VIN does not encode, so only the door-jamb label settles it. Scanning the VIN adds the decode, the crash tests, the fuel economy and the complaints matched to that exact engine, trim and assembly plant.

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