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Freightliner MT

Every Freightliner MT model year on file, 1992 to 2002. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years220 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years101992 to 2002
Recall campaigns5Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins1Summed across model years
By model year

The 1998 model year drew the most complaints, 10, 45% of the model's total

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

02.557.510199219931994199519961997199810200020012002
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Suspension leads the Freightliner MT complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Suspension
9
Powertrain
3
Equipment
3
Structure
2
Electrical system
2
Brakes
2
Fuel system
2
Steering
2
Engine and cooling
1
Speed control
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Freightliner MT 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 MT by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2002Not decoded20.0200101
2001Not decoded30.0300300
2000Other70.0350100
1998Other100.0333100
1997Not decoded0NoneNone200
1996Not decoded0NoneNone200
1995Not decoded0NoneNone200
1994Not decoded0NoneNone200
1993Not decoded0NoneNone200
1992Not decoded0NoneNone100
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Freightliner MT

  • 98V-156 Jul 21, 1998
    Vehicle description: walk-in van and shuttle bus chassis equipped with meritor model fc-921 front axles
    Steering · 5,041 vehicles
  • 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
  • 97V-012 Feb 3, 1997
    Spare tire carrier hoist components can become loose while traveling and allow the spare tire to move from its stored position to the road surface
    Equipment · 11k vehicles
  • 96V-259 Dec 27, 1996
    Vehicle description: motor homes built on a chevrolet chassis
    Fuel system · 57 vehicles
  • 95V-118 Jun 12, 1995
    Certification label on these vehicles has incorrect tire pressure data
    Equipment · 59 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.