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Freightliner MT-55 Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 3 safety recalls and 1 owner complaint across 6 model years of the Freightliner MT-55 (2003–2008). The most-complained-about year is 2005.

3
safety recalls, all years
1
owner complaints, all years
2005
year with most recalls
2005
year with most complaints

Pick your Freightliner MT-55 model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2008 Freightliner MT-5510
2007 Freightliner MT-5520
2006 Freightliner MT-5510
2005 Freightliner MT-5521
2004 Freightliner MT-5510
2003 Freightliner MT-5510

What Freightliner MT-55 owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 1 complaint with NHTSA. The 2005 model year has the most, with 1.

All Freightliner MT-55 recalls (3)

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

  1. Check valve (service brakes)

    NHTSA 07V302000 Reported 75,000 vehicles potentially affected FREIGHTLINER LLC

    Certain freightliner school bus chassis, heavy trucks, and thomas built school buses manufactured between july 2002 and july 3, 2007, equipped with bendix sr-7 spring brake control valves. The parker scv brass 90 degree single check valves (scv) which attach to the supply port of a bendix sr-7 spring brake modulating valve can break…

    Remedy: Freightliner will notify owners and repair the vehicles free of charge. The recall began on january 11, 2008 to freightliner, sterling, and freightliner custom chassis owners; to thomas built bus owners on february 1,…

    Model years: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008

  2. Switch (exterior lighting)

    NHTSA 06V321000 Reported 3,300 vehicles potentially affected FREIGHTLINER LLC

    On certain walk-in vans, the stop lamps may be intermittent during light brake applications. The cruise control may not immediately deactivate when the service brakes are applied.

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the switch with one having a lower application load rating free of charge. The recall began on january 24, 2007. Owners may contact freightliner at 1-800-547-0712.

    Model years: 2007

  3. 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: 2005

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.