Freightliner MT-45
Owners filed 6 complaints across 20 model years of the Freightliner MT-45. The 2002 drew the most (2); the 2014 the fewest (0).
Model years20
Complaints6
Recalls41
Fires0
Deaths0
Every Freightliner MT-45 model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2010 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2009 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2008 | 1 | 2 | — | — | Suspension | Routine | |
| 2007 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2005 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2004 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2003 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2002 | 2 | 1 | — | — | Structure › Body › Hood | Routine | |
| 2001 | 1 | 3 | — | — | Fuel System, Gasoline | Routine | |
| 2000 | 2 | 5 | — | — | Fuel System, Gasoline › Fuel Injection System | Routine | |
| 1999 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 1998 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 1997 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 1996 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 1995 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine |
Which Freightliner MT-45 years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2002 is the weakest year on record, with 2 complaints concentrated in the structure › body › hood. It carries 1 recall.
Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, September 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.