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1998 Freightliner Mt Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Jul 29, 1999
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since Dec 20, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 10 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1998 Freightliner Mt. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

Showing 1–10 of 10

Steering
Filed Jul 29, 1999

THE BEARING RUSTED IN GEAR BOX AND SUDDENLY LOCKED-UP, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL, RESULTING IN FAILURE. *YC

NHTSA ID
547597
Incident
Dec 9, 1998
Suspension
Filed Apr 14, 1998

SUSPENSION DOES NOT CONTAIN A LOCK OUT VALVE/SWITCH TO PREVENT INTERACTION BETWEEN THE LEVELING JACKS TAGAXLES AND AIR SUSPENSION.

NHTSA ID
534049
Incident
Aug 3, 1994
Suspension
Filed Feb 2, 1998

LOSS OF SHOCK ON FRONT END RESULTED IN VEHICLE BEING DIFFICULT TO STEER.

NHTSA ID
530033
Incident
Apr 3, 1995
Suspension
Filed Jan 19, 1998

LOSS OF SHOCK ON FRONT END RESULTED IN VEHICLE BEING DIFFICULT TO STEER.

NHTSA ID
529186
Incident
Apr 3, 1995
Other / unspecified
Filed Jan 19, 1998

HWH HYDRAULIC LEVELING JACK WOULD NOT WORK PROPERLY UNDER MOST PARKING CONDITIONS. THE JACKS ARE USED TO LEVEL AND STABILIZE THE VEHICLE WHEN PARKED. THE LEVELING JACK EXTENDS AND THE VEHICLE WOULD FALL OFF DURING THE LEVELING PROCESS.

NHTSA ID
529150
Incident
Aug 3, 1994
Transmission
Filed Oct 20, 1997

DESIGN/LOCATION OF TRANSMISSION COOLING LINES CAUSES LINES TO RUB AGAINST RIGHT SIDE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. THE RUBBING CAUSES THE LINES TO WEAR, RESULTING IN TRANSMISSION FLUID SPRAYING ON THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD, ALMOST CAUSING FIRE.

NHTSA ID
524957
Incident
Sep 18, 1997
Suspension
Filed Jan 28, 1997

WHEN DRIVING THE MOTOR HOME PULLED TO LEFT AND RIGHT/WANDERED. TAKEN TO FIFTEEN DIFFERENT REPAIR SHOPS. IT WAS REALIGNED THREE TIMES, STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID
806999
Incident
Apr 15, 1996
Body & structureElectricalEngine+2 more
Filed Jan 13, 1997

HYDRAULIC JACKS FAILED.

NHTSA ID
525536
Incident
Oct 1, 1996
Heating & air conditioningEngineFuel system+4 more
Filed May 13, 1996

FRONT END HAS PRONOUNCED BOUNCING PROBLEM.

NHTSA ID
504225
Incident
May 16, 1994
Steering
Filed Dec 20, 1995

SOMETHING WRONG WITH STEERING THAT CAUSES VEHICLE TO WANDER OVER ROAD; COULD BE CAUSED BY TOO MUCH WEIGHT ON TIRES. TT

NHTSA ID
976852
Incident
Nov 17, 1993

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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