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FREIGHTLINER COLUMBIA

2006 FREIGHTLINER COLUMBIA

8 safety recall campaigns, 4 defect investigations, 16 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.

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The record

Recall campaigns8
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations4
Owner complaints16
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 6 of 8

20V2140002020-04-14

EXTERIOR LIGHTING

The vehicle's rearward visibility may be reduced, increasing the risk of a crash.

19V3700002019-05-14

SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:SUPPLY:RESERVOIR/TANK

An insufficient air reservoir volume may reduce brake effectiveness, increasing the risk of crash.

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.

12V0740002012-02-28

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL

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

11V5140002011-10-13

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.

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

  • 3ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
  • 1ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
  • 1ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
  • 1ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE)
  • 1EQUIPMENT
  • 1FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
  • 1SEAT BELTS
  • 1SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:SUPPLY:CHECK VALVE

This page is about a model, not a car

Two 2006 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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