Car Problem DataNHTSA records

1998 Freightliner MT35

Routine

No owner complaints are on file for this vehicle. It has been recalled 2 times.

2 safety recalls

Part 573 reports
Steering › Linkages › Rod › Relay › Connecting99V033003
Filed Apr 12, 1999503 vehiclesFreightliner Corporation

Defect. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: STEP VANS EQUIPPED WITH SPICER 6,000 OR 8,000 LB. FRONT STEER AXLES. THE TIE ROD END CAN PULL OUTBOARD AND SEPARATE FROM THE TIE ROD TUBE DUE TO IMPROPER THREAD ENGAGEMENT BETWEEN THE MALE TIE ROD END AND THE FEMALE TUBE.

Risk. SEPARATION OF THE TIE ROD END COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE COMPLETE TIE ROD ASSEMBLY.

Vehicle Speed Control › Springs99V026000
Filed Feb 8, 19991,770 vehiclesFreightliner Corporation

Defect. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS. THE HOOK ON THE THROTTLE RETURN SPRINGS CAN FRACTURE AT LOW MILEAGE.

Risk. THE THROTTLE MAY NOT RETURN TO IDLE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE THROTTLE SPRINGS WITH HEAVIER SPRINGS AND A NEW ANCHOR.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2000
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20000100Routine
1998 — this page0200Routine
19970200Routine
19960200Routine

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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.

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Most recent recall on file: Apr 12, 1999. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.