2001 Freightliner MT: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 2001 Freightliner MT. The newest campaign is 97V012000. NHTSA received the report on 3 Feb 1997. The NHTSA record gives the component Equipment / Mechanical / Carrier/Rack. NHTSA has 3 complaints 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, 97V012000, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will add a primary spare tire support bracket.
Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
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Since the last update
No tracked figure of this page changed in a data update. What the log tracks
Recall campaigns
3 campaigns, newest first. 10,706 units in total.
97V012000Received . 10,590 units.
Equipment / Mechanical / Carrier/Rack
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
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.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
The spare tire can contact the road surface increasing the risk of a vehicle crash or property damage to the following vehicles.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will add a primary spare tire support bracket.
Report filed by WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES, INC..
96V259000Received . 57 units.
Fuel System, Other / Storage / Tank Assembly / Mounting
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
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.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
If the lp tank fell off, bodily injury and/or property damage could occur.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will install a rail support for the lp tank.
Report filed by WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES, INC.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
95V118000Received . 59 units.
Equipment / Other / Labels
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
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.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Consequence of non-compliance: incorrect inflation of tires causes excessive uneven tire wear that can result in tire failure and an accident.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
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.
Report filed by WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES, INC.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.
Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.
Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.
Complaints by component
3 complaints, 3 component mentions.
A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.
| Component | Mentions |
|---|---|
| Fuel System, Other | 1 |
| Structure | 1 |
| Suspension | 1 |
- Complaints that report a crash
- 0
- Complaints that report a fire
- 0
- Injuries in the complaints
- 0
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 5 Sep 2000
These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.
Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.
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.
A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.
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Official channels
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
- NHTSA page of the 2001 Freightliner MTThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 2001 Freightliner MT: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/freightliner/mt/2001/. 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
- 29 Mar 2018
- First complaint in the file
- 1 Jan 1995
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES, INC.
The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.
Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2001 Freightliner MT?
- 10,706 units in 3 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. 3 of them name the 2001 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 2001 Freightliner MT name most often?
- Fuel System, Other: 1 of 3 component mentions.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2001 Freightliner MT open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.