Recall Register

1995 Freightliner MT: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1995 Freightliner MT. The newest campaign is 98V156000. NHTSA received the report on 21 Jul 1998. The NHTSA record gives the component Steering / Linkages / Knuckle / Spindle / Arm. NHTSA has no complaint on file for this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of the newest campaign, 98V156000, in the NHTSA record

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

2 campaigns, newest first. 7,034 units in total.

  1. 98V156000Received . 5,041 units.

    Steering / Linkages / Knuckle / Spindle / Arm

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    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.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    This condition can lead to loss of steering control.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will replace the left hand steering knuckle with a newly designed knuckle with a larger cross section in the area that was cracking.

    Report filed by FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 97V090002Received . 1,993 units.

    Power Train / Automatic Transmission / Lever and Linkage / Column Shift

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    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.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    This can allow the cam lever to become disengaged from the parking brake shoes. The operator would have no warning that the parking brake was not applied allowing the vehicle to move unexpectedly.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will install shims in the drilled area of the automatic transmission park brake pivot pin hole.

    Report filed by FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

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Complaints by component

The NHTSA complaint file has no complaint for this model year.

Investigations

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

  1. 19921
  2. 19932
  3. 19942
  4. 19952
  5. 19962
  6. 19972
  7. 19981
  8. 20001
  9. 20013
  10. 20021

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

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Cite this page

Recall Register. 1995 Freightliner MT: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/freightliner/mt/1995/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
29 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
15 May 2019
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1995 Freightliner MT?
7,034 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Freightliner MT have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 5 recall campaigns for the Freightliner MT, model years 1992 to 2002. 2 of them name the 1995 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1995 Freightliner MT open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.