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Freightliner MB-70 Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 4 safety recalls and 4 owner complaints across 9 model years of the Freightliner MB-70 (1991–2000). The most-complained-about year is 1999.

4
safety recalls, all years
4
owner complaints, all years
1991
year with most recalls
1999
year with most complaints

Pick your Freightliner MB-70 model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2000 Freightliner MB-7002
1999 Freightliner MB-7002
1997 Freightliner MB-7010
1996 Freightliner MB-7010
1995 Freightliner MB-7020
1994 Freightliner MB-7020
1993 Freightliner MB-7020
1992 Freightliner MB-7030
1991 Freightliner MB-7030

What Freightliner MB-70 owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 4 complaints with NHTSA. The 1999 model year has the most, with 2.

All Freightliner MB-70 recalls (4)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Freightliner MB-70, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Column shift (power train)

    NHTSA 97V090002 Reported 1,993 vehicles potentially affected FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION

    Vehicle description: medium and heavy duty trucks chassis equipped with allison 500 series transmission and a bendix 9x3 power apply park brake system. The cam lever of the powered apply brake can move forward, because a hole in the transmission mounting boss was drilled too deep.

    Remedy: Dealers will install shims in the drilled area of the automatic transmission park brake pivot pin hole.

    Model years: 1996, 1997

  2. Mechanical (parking brake)

    NHTSA 95V094000 Reported 3,050 vehicles potentially affected FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION

    The parking brake lever may not travel far enough over center to assure that it remains in the proper position allowing the vehicle to roll away while parked.

    Remedy: Dealers will remove and replace the parking brake lever with a lever that requires a 25 lb. Effort to release.

    Model years: 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995

  3. Chamber (service brakes)

    NHTSA 95V018000 Reported 5,700 vehicles potentially affected FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION

    The brake chamber mounting studs can loosen or pull through due to fatigue in the brake chamber housing caused by foundation brake chatter.

    Remedy: Dealers will change the brake lining materials, replace the wing bracket with a reinforced bracket and install brake chambers with reinforced chamber housing and larger (1/2") mounting studs.

    Model years: 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995

  4. Anchorage (seat belts)

    NHTSA 92V057000 Reported 1,400 vehicles potentially affected FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION

    A number of cabs were assembled with fewer welds than specified in the upper b pillar near the anchorage for the seat belt. Welding materials used on the inboard anchorage bracket under the cab deck will not meet FMVSS no. 210 load test requirements when three seating positions are provided.

    Remedy: Add reinforcement welds in the upper b pillar and add fasteners to the lower deck anchorage bracket.

    Model years: 1991, 1992

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.