Model year

1998 Freightliner MT35

Body and fuel not decoded. Owner complaints on file from no date to no date.

Recalls (2)Complaints (0)Investigations (0)Bulletins (2)

Recall campaigns covering this model year22,273 vehicles or units across those campaigns

Owner complaints0Not enough peers on file

Severity indexNoneCrash, fire, injury or death per 100

First 24 months0Complaints in its first two years

Complaints over time

Complaints about the 1998 Freightliner MT35 by year filed

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

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

Components

Complaints by component

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

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

Recalls

2 recall campaigns cover the 1998 Freightliner MT35

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 1998 Freightliner MT35
Campaign	Filed	Subject	Component	Vehicles	Remedy
99V-033-003	Apr 12, 1999	Vehicle description: step vans equipped with spicer 6,000 or 8,000 lb. front steer axles	Steering	503	Part replacement
99V-026	Feb 8, 1999	Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks	Speed control	1,770	Part replacement

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.

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Owner complaints

What owners reported about the 1998 Freightliner MT35

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.

0 complaints on file.

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

2 manufacturer communications cover this model year

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

SF171A Mar 1, 1999 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
ON FREIGHTLINER CUSTOM CHASSIS MT35 VEHICLES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN MARCH 20, 1996 AND OCTOBER 23, 1998, EQUIPPED WITH CUMMINS 3.9L ENGINE AND EATON ES4205 MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS, THE CLUTCH DISK MAY CAUSE PREMATURE FAILURE OF THE SYNCHRONIZERS INSIDE THE EATON…
SF171A Mar 1, 1999 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
FIELD SERVICE MODIFICATION SF171A / SC141A IS BEING INITIATED TO MODIFY FREIGHTLINER CUSTOM CHASSIS VEHICLES. THE CLUTCH DISK ON MT35 CHASSIS MAY CAUSE PREMATURE FAILURE OF THE SYNCHRONIZERS INSIDE THE EATON ES4205 MANUAL TRANSMISSION. *TT

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications files.

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