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Data through Oct 2026
Model year

2001 Freightliner MT-45

Van, diesel, 4x2, built in United States. Owner complaints on file from Jun 20, 2008 to Jun 20, 2008.

Recalls (3)Complaints (1)Investigations (0)Bulletins (0)
Recall campaigns covering this model year33,254 vehicles or units across those campaigns
Owner complaints1Below the median 2001 van
Severity index0.02001 vans average 11.4
First 24 months0Complaints in its first two years
Complaints over time

Complaints about the 2001 Freightliner MT-45 peaked in 2008, with 1 filed

Owner complaints about this model year, by the year they were filed with NHTSA.

00.250.50.75120081201020122014201620182020202220242026
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file. The lighter column runs through October.
Components

100% of complaints about the 2001 Freightliner MT-45 name fuel system

Owner complaints by component. Hover or focus a bar for the crash, fire, injury or death count.

Fuel system
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file. A complaint can name more than one component; it is counted under the first.
Recalls

3 recall campaigns cover the 2001 Freightliner MT-45

Check a specific vehicle by VIN on NHTSA's site: a campaign may cover only part of a model year's production.

Recall campaigns for the 2001 Freightliner MT-45
CampaignFiledSubjectComponentVehiclesRemedy
05V-138Apr 5, 2005Certain van chassis with single rear tires fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 120, "tire selection…Equipment500Label or owner notice
01V-117Apr 13, 2001Vehicle description: step vansElectrical system1,354Not stated
01V-116Apr 13, 2001Vehicle description: step vansElectrical system1,400Repair or modification
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.
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Owner complaints

What owners reported about the 2001 Freightliner MT-45

The full text of every complaint filed with NHTSA about this model year, newest first. Complaints are filed by owners and are not verified by NHTSA; NHTSA removes personal details before publishing.

1 complaint on file, page 1 of 1.

  1. Filed Jun 20, 2008Failure Jun 13, 2008104,251 milesBrooklyn, NYFuel system, Gasoline

    TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 FREIGHTLINER MT-45. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE FUEL LIFT PUMP FAILED AND CAUSED THE ENGINE TO STALL. THE CONTACT CALLED A REPAIR CENTER AND WAS INFORMED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05E054000 (FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP), ALTHOUGH THE FAILURES WERE IDENTICAL. THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COSTS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 104,251.

    NHTSA complaint 10231721
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Investigations

NHTSA has not opened an investigation on this model year

Source: NHTSA ODI investigations file.
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Service bulletins

No manufacturer communications on file

Technical service bulletins and other notices the manufacturer sent to dealers. A bulletin is not a recall.

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications files.
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