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Freightliner Mc Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 4 safety recalls and 0 owner complaints across 7 model years of the Freightliner Mc (1996–2005).

4
safety recalls, all years
0
owner complaints, all years
1999
year with most recalls

Pick your Freightliner Mc model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2005 Freightliner Mc10
2004 Freightliner Mc10
2000 Freightliner Mc10
1999 Freightliner Mc30
1998 Freightliner Mc10
1997 Freightliner Mc10
1996 Freightliner Mc10

All Freightliner Mc recalls (4)

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

  1. Fuel pump (fuel system)

    NHTSA 05V469000 Reported 8,310 vehicles potentially affected FREIGHTLINER LLC

    Certain 2004 and 2005 freightliner van, motor home, shuttle bus, and school bus chassis manufactured between january 2004 and may 2005. Erratic voltage supply to the fuel lift pump causes premature wear of the pump. This premature wear could result in fuel lift pump failure and in some cases may cause an engine stall condition.

    Remedy: Cummins will notify the owners of the freightliner and thomas built vehicles and will repair the engines by emc recalibration and replacement of the fuel lift pump at no charge to the customer. Owners may contact…

    Model years: 2004, 2005

  2. Antilock (service brakes)

    NHTSA 00V279001 Reported 13,008 vehicles potentially affected FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION

    Vehicle description: shuttle buses, recreational vehicles, utility vans, and heavy duty trucks equipped with meritor wabco phase 1, d-version antilock brake system (ABS), fail to comply to the requirements of FMVSS no. 105, "hydraulic and electric brake systems." an internal diagnostic system in the ABS may not detect an extreme wheel…

    Remedy: Dealers will remove and replace the ABS ECU or the ECU will be reprogrammed. Owner notification began february 6, 2001. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not…

    Model years: 1999

  3. Labels (equipment)

    NHTSA 00V040000 Reported 15,000 vehicles potentially affected FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION

    Vehicle description: motor home chassis. The tire pressure on the certification labels are incorrect for the designated gross axle weight rating. This does not comply with requirements of part 567, "certification."

    Remedy: Owners will be mailed an overlay with the correct tire pressure.

    Model years: 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000

  4. Service brakes, air

    NHTSA 99V055002 Reported 285 vehicles potentially affected FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION

    Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks equipped with meritor air brake automatic slack adjusters. Some of the automatic slack adjusters had insufficient torque applied to the guide pawl cap screw.

    Remedy: Dealers will check the torque on the automatic slack adjuster guide pawl. If there is no torque, the brakes will be adjusted and the guide pawl will be tightened to 15-20 ft. Lbs.

    Model years: 1999

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.