2003 FREIGHTLINER Columbia

Decoded vehicle identification for VIN 1FUJA6CGX3LL74897. Data sourced from NHTSA vPIC (manufacturer-reported, model year 1981+).

5 open recalls

Inspections

Carriers

Open Recalls

Body Class

Truck-Tractor

Vehicle Type

TRUCK

Vehicle Identity

VIN

1FUJA6CGX3LL74897

Year

2003

Make

FREIGHTLINER

Model

Columbia

Trim

—

Manufacturer

DAIMLER TRUCK NORTH AMERICA LLC

Specifications

Body Class

Truck-Tractor

Vehicle Type

TRUCK

Fuel Type

Diesel

Drive Type

6x4

Engine

Detroit Series 60, 6-cyl, 12.7L

Brake System

Air

GVWR

Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)

Manufacturing Origin

Plant Location

CLEVELAND, NORTH CAROLINA, UNITED STATES (USA)

Country of Origin

UNITED STATES (USA)

Decode Confidence

100%

Decode Source

nhtsa-vpic

Inspection History

No FMCSA inspection records linked to this VIN

fmcsa-inspections

No records found

5 Matching Recalls

nhtsa-odi-recalls

5 Matching Recalls
Campaign #	Component	Summary	Report Date
17V810000	EQUIPMENT	Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2002-2017 Freightliner Cascadia, Century Class, Columbia an…	Dec 15, 2017
07V302000	SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:SUPPLY:CHECK VALVE	CERTAIN FREIGHTLINER SCHOOL BUS CHASSIS, HEAVY TRUCKS, AND THOMAS BUILT SCHOOL BUSES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN JULY 2002 AND …	Jul 16, 2007
05V001000	SEATS	ON CERTAIN TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH SEATS BUILT BY GRA-MAG, THE SEAT PIVOT BOLTS CAN LOOSEN AND POSSIBLY FRACTURE OR DISLODG…	Jan 3, 2005
04V205000	POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION	ON CERTAIN TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSION, THE TAPERED JOINT THAT ATTACHES THE SHIFTER TO THE TRANSMISSION MAY…	May 4, 2004
03V500000	SERVICE BRAKES, AIR	ON CERTAIN TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH AIR BRAKES, THE PLASTIC PUSH-TO-CONNECT AIR LINE FITTING CARTRIDGE COULD BE IMPROPERLY W…	Dec 4, 2003

NHTSA Safety Complaints — 2003 FREIGHTLINER Columbia

Consumer-filed complaints on this make/model/year. Verbatim narratives from NHTSA ODI.

10 Recent Complaints

nhtsa-odi-complaints

10 Recent Complaints
Complaint ID	Incident Date	Component	Flags	Narrative Snippet
859351	Apr 24, 2011	TIRES	—	2005 FREIGHTLINER CONVENTIONAL, UNIT 1 AND 2 WAS TRAVELING WESTBOUND ON THE OHIO TURNPIKE, WHEN UNIT 1 RIGHT SIDE TRAI…
667933	Mar 28, 2008	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM	—	EXHAUST FUMES COMING INTO CAB, CAUSING DIZZINESS, BURNING EYES, AND STUFFY AND BURNING SENSATION IN NOSE AND ON SKIN. I …
646620	Aug 1, 2007	STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS	Injuries: 1	THERE ARE NO HAND HOLDS ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE EXTERIOR OR INTERIOR TO AID IN ENTERING OR EXITING THE TRUCK. I WAS INJURED…
646621	Aug 1, 2007	STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:SUPPORT DEVICE/STRUT	Injuries: 1	THERE ARE NO HAND HOLDS ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE EXTERIOR OR INTERIOR TO AID IN ENTERING OR EXITING THE TRUCK. I WAS INJURED…
601144	Oct 28, 2006	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL	Injuries: 2	WHILE DRIVING CAN SMELL EXHAUST FUMES FUMES COMING INTO CAB THROUGH AIR VENTS,WIFE GETTING ILL AN BURNING EYES, HARD TO …
437928	Oct 28, 2003	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL	—	FUMES COMING INTO CAB, 2003,FREIGHTLINER,COLUMBIA,RELATED EGR VALVE LEAKING ENTS FROM DASH. *AK
440353	Aug 12, 2003	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM	—	WHILE DRIVING THE TRUCK, THE CONSUMER WOULD SMELL A ROTTEN EGG ODOR COMING FROM THE VENTILATION SYSTEM. THE OWNER HAS MA…
424588	Jul 6, 2003	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE	—	CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITH NO WARNING VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF, CAUSING CONSUMER TO PULL OVE…
534247	Jul 1, 2003	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM	—	DT: FUMES COMING INSIDE EQUIPMENT THROUGH AIR VENTS OF TRUCK. THE TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER 3-4 DIFFERENT TIMES AND …
419210	Jan 18, 2003	EXTERIOR LIGHTING:FOG LIGHTS	—	WE RECENTLY PURCHASED A GROUP OF 40 FREIGHTLINER TRACTORS IN OCTOBER 2002. TRACTORS WERE BUILT WITH AN H7 LOW BEAM HEAD…