2002 Freightliner MT

Routine

Owners filed 2 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the service brakes, hydraulic. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Suspension › Front1
000
Service Brakes, Hydraulic1
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
Suspension › Front
Filed Nov 27, 1998IL

THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH FRONT END SUSPENSION. FRONT END SUSPENSION BROKE TWICE, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PROBLEM HAS BEEN RESOLVED. *AK *TT

Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Filed Jan 5, 1998TX

AUTO PARK BRAKE AND MANUAL EMERGENCY PARK BRAKE FAILURE. VEHICLE WILL ROLL FORWARD WHEN EITHER ARE APPLIED.

2 of 2 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1998
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
2002 — this page2100Routine
20013300Routine
20007100Routine
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.