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Freightliner MT45

Every Freightliner MT45 model year on file, 1995 to 2014. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years10 involved a crash, fire, injury or death

Model years141995 to 2014

Recall campaigns8Distinct campaigns listing it

Service bulletins806Summed across model years

By model year

The 2008 model year drew the most complaints, 1, 100% of the model's total

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

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 MT45 complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Suspension

Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.

Model years

The record for each Freightliner MT45 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 MT45 by model year
Year	Body	Complaints	Severity index	Peer index	Recalls	Bulletins
2014	Not decoded	0	None	None	2	103
2013	Not decoded	0	None	None	1	100
2012	Not decoded	0	None	None	1	100
2011	Not decoded	0	None	None	1	98
2010	Not decoded	0	None	None	2	103
2009	Not decoded	0	None	None	3	100
2008	Van	1	0.0	17	1	99
2007	Not decoded	0	None	None	1	99
2004	Not decoded	0	None	None	1	0
1999	Not decoded	0	None	None	2	2
1998	Not decoded	0	None	None	2	2
1997	Not decoded	0	None	None	2	0
1996	Not decoded	0	None	None	2	0
1995	Not decoded	0	None	None	1	0

Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.

Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Freightliner MT45

13V-640 Dec 20, 2013
In the affected vehicles, due to an incorrect calibration, the speedometer may display a speed lower than the vehicle is actually traveling
Electrical system · 62 vehicles
13V-634 Dec 16, 2013
Software controlling the affected transmissions may improperly raise the vehicle's engine speed during downshifts without the driver's input
Powertrain · 255 vehicles
10V-472 Oct 8, 2010
Engine software may not react properly to certain aftermarket treatment device fault codes
Engine and cooling · 58 vehicles
09V-456 Nov 19, 2009
Heater element in these assemblies may be defective which could cause the unit to create smoke or sparks
Equipment · 269 vehicles
05V-469 Oct 5, 2005
Certain 2004 and 2005 freightliner van, motor home, shuttle bus, and school bus chassis manufactured between january 2004 and may 2005
Fuel system · 8,310 vehicles
01V-140-007 Sep 17, 2001
Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks equipped with trw tie rod ends on certain meritor axles
Steering · 75k vehicles
99V-255 Sep 20, 1999
Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks
Speed control · 16k vehicles
99V-033-003 Apr 12, 1999
Vehicle description: step vans equipped with spicer 6,000 or 8,000 lb. front steer axles
Steering · 503 vehicles

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.