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Freightliner MB-55 Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 3 safety recalls and 0 owner complaints across 6 model years of the Freightliner MB-55 (1998–2003).

3
safety recalls, all years
0
owner complaints, all years
2000
year with most recalls

Pick your Freightliner MB-55 model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2003 Freightliner MB-5520
2002 Freightliner MB-5530
2001 Freightliner MB-5530
2000 Freightliner MB-5530
1999 Freightliner MB-5520
1998 Freightliner MB-5510

All Freightliner MB-55 recalls (3)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Freightliner MB-55, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Fuel system, diesel

    NHTSA 05V205000 Reported 16,000 vehicles potentially affected FREIGHTLINER LLC

    Certain 1998-2003 my freightliner fs-65 school bus chassis and mb-45, mb-55, and xb shuttle bus chassis, and thomas built bus: mvp-er and mvp-ef school bus and non-school bus models equipped with cummins isb diesel engines and equipped with federal-mogal 12 and 24 volt fuel lift pumps. The fuel pump could fail to transfer fuel…

    Remedy: Cummins will notify the customers of freightliner and thomas built and replace the fuel lift pump free of charge. Owners may contact cummins at 1-800-diesels.

    Model years: 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003

  2. Caliper (service brakes)

    NHTSA 04V271000 Reported 300 vehicles potentially affected FREIGHTLINER LLC

    On certain shuttle bus chassis, the brake assemblies exhibit elevated temperatures that can lead to catastrophic deterioration of the wheel end components such as bearings, races, spindles, knuckles, seals, hubs, rotors, patch bolts, calipers, brake pads, and ABS sensors.

    Remedy: Dealers will inspect, repair and replace according to the procedure developed by bosch. Owner notification began on november 19, 2004. Owners should contact freightliner at 1-800-547-0712.

    Model years: 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002

  3. Storage (fuel system)

    NHTSA 04V284000 Reported 200 vehicles potentially affected FREIGHTLINER LLC

    On certain shuttle bus chassis, due to the location of the 90 gallon fuel tank, a leak in a weld where the tank contacts the lower fuel tank support can occur.

    Remedy: Dealers will replace these fuel tanks. Owner notification began on december 8, 2004. Owners should contact freightliner at 1-800-547-0712.

    Model years: 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003

Other Freightliner models

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.