Freightliner MT55
Owners filed 4 complaints across 19 model years of the Freightliner MT55. The 2016 drew the most (1); the 2016 the fewest (1).
Model years19
Complaints4
Recalls32
Fires0
Deaths0
Every Freightliner MT55 model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | — | — | Exterior Lighting › Turn Signal | Routine | |
| 2014 | 1 | 2 | — | — | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2011 | 1 | 2 | — | — | Hybrid Propulsion System | Routine | |
| 2010 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2009 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2008 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2007 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2006 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2005 | 1 | 2 | — | — | Suspension | Routine | |
| 2004 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 1999 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 1997 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 1996 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 1995 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine |
Which Freightliner MT55 years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2016 is the weakest year on record, with 1 complaints concentrated in the exterior lighting › turn signal. 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.