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2014 Freightliner MT55 problems

NHTSA lists 1 complaints for the 2014 Freightliner MT55, 0 of them mention a crash and 0 mention a fire. 0 complaints mention an injury, with 0 injuries and 0 deaths reported.

Data build 2026-10-07.

NHTSA lists this vehicle as FREIGHTLINER MT55.

At a glance

Complaints
1
With crash
0
With fire
0
With injury (complaints)
0
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
Recalls
2
Do not drive recalls
0
Park outside recalls
0
Recall potential units (maximum)
255
Investigations
0
Open investigations
0
Manufacturer communications
102

Complaints per 100k sold unavailable. No sales source is available for this record.

Where the complaints are

Top systems
SystemComplaintsShare of this vehicle's complaints
AIR BAGS1100.0%
Top subsystems
SystemSubsystemComplaints

One complaint can name several systems, so shares can add to more than 100 percent.

Model-generated complaint tags

These labels are model-generated, not NHTSA data.

Failure modes
LabelCountShare of taggedMean confidence
restraint or airbag1100.0%0.99
Severities
LabelCountShare of taggedMean confidence
low1100.0%0.41

Model: typesafe/jev-1.13-20260917; schema version: tag-v1. 1 tagged complaints of 1 complaints (100.0%).

Confidence is the model's own probability for the label it chose (0 to 1), not accuracy.

Model-generated labels on tagged complaints only. Model years 2013 and newer are tagged in full; 2012 in part (see tagged_share); earlier model years have no tags. NHTSA's own flags remain separate in the complaints block.

Recalls

2 recalls.

13V640000

Date: 2013-12-20. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.

Defect: Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) is recalling certain model year 2014 Freightliner Custom Chassis MT45, MT55 and MBC Chassis manufactured September 24, 2013, through November 7, 2013. In the affected vehicles, due to an incorrect calibration, the speedometer may display a speed lower than the vehicle is actually traveling.

Consequence: With the incorrect calibration, the driver may unknowingly exceed the posted speed limit, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy: DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will update the instrument cluster software to the correct calibration, free of charge. Owners may contact DTNA at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL-658.

Do not drive: No. Park outside: No.

13V634000

Date: 2013-12-16. Systems: POWER TRAIN.

Defect: Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) is recalling certain model year 2009-2014 model year Freightliner Business Class M2 and Freightliner Custom Chassis MT45 and MT55 chassis manufactured August 27, 2008, through December 10, 2013 and equipped with Eaton hybrid automated transmissions. The software controlling the affected transmissions may improperly raise the vehicle's engine speed during downsh (excerpt)

Consequence: The increase in engine speed may result in unintended acceleration, increasing the risk of a crash. (excerpt)

Remedy: DTNA will notify owners and dealers will update the hybrid transmission software, free of charge. The recall began on February 5, 2014. Owners may contact DTNA at 1-503-745-6910. DTNA's recall number is FL-657. (excerpt)

Do not drive: No. Park outside: No.

Investigations

0 investigations; 0 open.

Manufacturer communications

102 manufacturer communications.

Communications by system
SystemCount
EQUIPMENT58
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING10
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM8
ENGINE7
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE7
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER7
POWER TRAIN3
STRUCTURE2

10163599

Date: 2019-08-07. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: EQUIPMENT.

Warranty Information Letter sent to customers regarding new refrigerator supplier for returning parts.

10128709

Date: 2017-12-25. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: EQUIPMENT.

Computer Hook-Up Standard Diagnostic Time Update

10128713

Date: 2017-12-21. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: EQUIPMENT.

17CSA25 New Method for Uploading Diagnostic Log Files to the CSC

10128712

Date: 2017-12-14. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: EQUIPMENT.

17CSA24 Holiday Schedule for the Detroit Customer Support Center

10128708

Date: 2017-12-11. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: EQUIPMENT.

OWL Enhancement Service Model Field

10128711

Date: 2017-12-07. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: EQUIPMENT.

17CSA23r Detroit CSC closed December 14, 2017 from 11:15 am - 1:15 pm Eastern Time

10128707

Date: 2017-12-04. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: EQUIPMENT.

Warranty Classroom Training in 2018

10128719

Date: 2017-12-04. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: EQUIPMENT.

17-026 Holiday Closure 2017

10128715

Date: 2017-12-01. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: SUSPENSION.

17TL25 TruckCam? Alignment System

10124132

Date: 2017-10-27. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: EQUIPMENT.

14CSA23 CSC Announces ?Tech Tips? ? DDCSN

Notes on this record

  • Complaints from the API and bulk file are merged and deduplicated by ODI number; the API alone misses records.
  • System and subsystem counts are numbers of distinct complaints, recalls or communications that name them. One record can name several systems, so shares across systems can add to more than 100 percent; a single share never exceeds 100 percent.
  • Recalls are counted once per campaign, investigations once per action and manufacturer communications once per NHTSA id, even when NHTSA lists several model names for the same record.
  • A sales denominator is a calendar-year proxy, not the population of vehicles still in use. Rates are copied from verified pipeline output.

Other names NHTSA uses

None listed.

Matched NHTSA models

Matched labels and complaints
NHTSA model labelComplaints
MT551

Same model, other years

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Other Freightliner models, 2014

Sources

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