2000 Freightliner MT

Routine

Owners filed 7 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the fuel system, gasoline. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Vehicle Speed Control › Accelerator Pedal1
000
Suspension › Rear › Springs › Air Suspension System1
000
Power Train › Automatic Transmission1
000
Parking Brake › Conventional1
000
Fuel System, Gasoline1
000
Exterior Lighting › Headlights › Switch1
000
Equipment › Mechanical › Carrier/Rack1
000

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports
Equipment › Mechanical › Carrier/Rack97V012000
Filed Feb 3, 199710,590 vehiclesWinnebago Industries, Inc.

Defect. 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.

Risk. THE SPARE TIRE CAN CONTACT THE ROAD SURFACE INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH OR PROPERTY DAMAGE TO THE FOLLOWING VEHICLES.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL ADD A PRIMARY SPARE TIRE SUPPORT BRACKET.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Exterior Lighting › Headlights › Switch
Filed Jan 11, 2001MN

WHILE DRIVING MOTORHOME AT NIGHT HEADLIGHTS BLINKED OUT. DEALER REPLACED SWITCH, AND AGAIN LIGHTS BEGAN TO BLINK ON AND OFF. *AK THE CONSUMER STATES THE VEHICLE HAD STEERING , BRAKES AND CRUISE CONTROL PROBLEMS. CURRENTLY, THE WIRING HAENESS FAILURE CAUSED THE HEAD LIGHT TO GO OUT. *YH

Suspension › Rear › Springs › Air Suspension System
Filed Oct 18, 2000NJ

THE RETAINER CAP ON THE LEFT END OF THE REAR ANTI-SWAY BAR BROKE. *SLC

Vehicle Speed Control › Accelerator Pedal
Filed Aug 9, 2000VA

WHILE DRIVING THROTTLE GOT STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION WHILE USING CRUISE CONTROL . DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Jul 11, 2000TX

VEHICLE IS ON A CHEVROLET P30 CHASSIS: WHEN PLACING VEHICLE IN REVERSE THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION PARK MECHANISM ENGAGED, PREVENTING ANY VEHICLE MOVEMENT. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER REPAIRED CAM MECHANISM TWICE, BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURRED. OWNER RESORTED TO A DASH MOUNTED "BYPASS" SWITCH TO OVER-RIDE SYSTEM TO ALLOW SHIFT INTO REVERSE. *AK *ML

Equipment › Mechanical › Carrier/Rack
Filed Jun 29, 1999AZ

RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 99V01200 IN THE MAIL. CONTACTED DEALER. WAS INFORMED PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. CONTACTED MANUFACTURER & RECEIVED RECORDED MESSAGE. DEALER WAS HELPFUL, BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO DO REPAIRS BECAUSE PARTS FOR SPARE TIRE CARRIER WERE NOT AVAILABLE. *AK

Parking Brake › Conventional
Filed Jun 9, 1999TX

ONGOING INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE LOCKING UP DRIVESHAFT WHENEVER GEAR IS SHIFTED OUT OF PARK INTO REVERSE. ALSO, PARKING BRAKE FAILED TO RELEASE WHICH CAUSED VEHICLE TO LOCK UP. VEHICLE WAS IN/OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON THREE OCCASIONS AND PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. SEEKING HELP IN THIS MATER. *AK

Fuel System, Gasoline
Filed Mar 6, 1998FL

BLACK SMOKE EMINATED FROM THE EXHAUST PIPE ALONG WITH LARGE AMOUNTS OF RAW FUEL WHEN ATTEMPTING TO RUN GENERATOR.

7 of 7 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1998
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20022100Routine
20013300Routine
2000 — this page7100Routine
199810100Routine
19970200Routine
19960200Routine
19950200Routine
19940200Routine
19930200Routine
19920100Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Feb 3, 1997. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.