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Freightliner MB-70

Every Freightliner MB-70 model year on file, 1991 to 2000. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years40 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years91991 to 2000
Recall campaigns5Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins0Summed across model years
By model year

The 1999 model year drew the most complaints, 2, 50% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

00.511.521991199219931994199519961997199922000
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Brakes leads the Freightliner MB-70 complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Brakes
2
Tires
2
Steering
1
Electrical system
1
Speed control
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Freightliner MB-70 model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Freightliner MB-70 by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2000Other20.0100000
1999Other20.0100000
1997Not decoded0NoneNone100
1996Not decoded0NoneNone100
1995Not decoded0NoneNone300
1994Not decoded0NoneNone300
1993Not decoded0NoneNone300
1992Not decoded0NoneNone300
1991Not decoded0NoneNone300
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Freightliner MB-70

  • 97V-090-002 Sep 2, 1997
    Vehicle description: medium and heavy duty trucks chassis equipped with allison 500 series transmission and a bendix 9x3 power apply park brake system
    Powertrain · 1,993 vehicles
  • 95V-094 May 9, 1995
    Parking brake lever may not travel far enough over center to assure that it remains in the proper position allowing the vehicle to roll away while…
    Brakes · 3,050 vehicles
  • 95E-003-005 Apr 3, 1995
    Air system blockage in the air dryer occurs degrading the moisture removing capabilities of the dryer when the vehicle is operated in a cold…
    Brakes · 19k vehicles
  • 95V-018 Feb 6, 1995
    Brake chamber mounting studs can loosen or pull through due to fatigue in the brake chamber housing caused by foundation brake chatter
    Brakes · 5,700 vehicles
  • 92V-057 Apr 14, 1992
    Number of cabs were assembled with fewer welds than specified in the upper b pillar near the anchorage for the seat belt
    Seat belts · 1,400 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.