19V370000
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:SUPPLY:RESERVOIR/TANK
An insufficient air reservoir volume may reduce brake effectiveness, increasing the risk of crash.
2005 FREIGHTLINER COLUMBIA
4 safety recall campaigns, 4 defect investigations, 44 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns4
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations4
Owner complaints44
Complaints citing a crash1
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 4 of 4
17V810000
EQUIPMENT
In the event of a fire, if the fire extinguisher does not function properly, it can increase the risk of injury.
11V514000
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
THE STEERING COULD UNEXPECTEDLY TURN LEFT OR RIGHT, MAKING THE VEHICLE MORE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AND INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
11V478000
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
- 17POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
- 7POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:BELL HOUSING
- 2ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
- 2ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 2TIRES
- 2WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
- 1FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
- 1EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2005 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.