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Freightliner Mt Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 5 safety recalls and 22 owner complaints across 10 model years of the Freightliner Mt (1992–2002). The most-complained-about year is 1998.

5
safety recalls, all years
22
owner complaints, all years
2001
year with most recalls
1998
year with most complaints

Pick your Freightliner Mt model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2002 Freightliner Mt12
2001 Freightliner Mt33
2000 Freightliner Mt17
1998 Freightliner Mt110
1997 Freightliner Mt20
1996 Freightliner Mt20
1995 Freightliner Mt20
1994 Freightliner Mt20
1993 Freightliner Mt20
1992 Freightliner Mt10

What Freightliner Mt owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 22 complaints with NHTSA. The 1998 model year has the most, with 10.

All Freightliner Mt recalls (5)

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

  1. Arm (steering)

    NHTSA 98V156000 Reported 5,041 vehicles potentially affected FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION

    Vehicle description: walk-in van and shuttle bus chassis equipped with meritor model fc-921 front axles. Stress cracks can occur in the left front axle steering knuckle.

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the left hand steering knuckle with a newly designed knuckle with a larger cross section in the area that was cracking.

    Model years: 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997

  2. 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: 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997

  3. Carrier/rack (equipment)

    NHTSA 97V012000 Reported 10,590 vehicles potentially affected WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES, INC.

    The spare tire carrier hoist components can become loose while traveling and allow the spare tire to move from its stored position to the road surface.

    Remedy: Dealers will add a primary spare tire support bracket.

    Model years: 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002

  4. Mounting (fuel system)

    NHTSA 96V259000 Reported 57 vehicles potentially affected WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES, INC.

    Vehicle description: motor homes built on a chevrolet chassis. The frame rail extension will not support a full liquid propane (lp) gas tank. Vibration of the tank can cause the mounting hardware to become loose and eventualy could cause the tank to fall off.

    Remedy: Dealers will install a rail support for the lp tank.

    Model years: 2001

  5. Labels (equipment)

    NHTSA 95V118000 Reported 59 vehicles potentially affected WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES, INC.

    The certification label on these vehicles has incorrect tire pressure data. A tire pressure rating of 110 PSI was listed for both front and rear tires. The proper tire pressure values are 90 PSI front and 80 PSI rear.

    Remedy: Correct certification labels will be mailed to owners with instructions for installing the label on their vehicles. If owners prefer, their dealer can install the label for them.

    Model years: 2001

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.