2016 Freightliner MT55 recalls (1)
1 NHTSA safety recall covers the 2016 Freightliner MT55. Owners have filed 1 complaints with NHTSA about this model year. Every recall repair is free at any Freightliner dealer.
Is yours affected? Recalls cover ranges of VINs, not every 2016 Freightliner MT55. Check your MT55 by VIN and confirm open recalls at NHTSA.gov.
Every 2016 Freightliner MT55 recall
Each campaign as NHTSA published it: what is wrong, what can happen, and the fix. Newest first.
Electrical System · NHTSA 15V620000
- Problem
- Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain model year 2016 Freightliner Cascadia, Business Class M2, 108SD, 114SD, and 122SD, Western Star 4700 and 4900, Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner C2, and Freightliner MT55 vehicles manufactured August 7, 2015, to August 26, 2015. The affected vehicles are equipped with certain Cummins ISB6.7, ISL9, ISX12 or ISX15 engines whose engine control module (ECM) may short circuit and blow a fuse resulting in the engine stalling without warning.
- Risk
- An engine that stalls without warning increases the risk of a crash.
- Fix
- DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will replace the ECM free of charge. The recall began on October 22, 2015. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-745-8000. DTNA's number for this recall is FL-690.
2016 Freightliner MT55 complaints and service bulletins
Owners filed 1 complaints with NHTSA about the 2016 Freightliner MT55. Freightliner has issued at least 100 technical service bulletins (repair instructions to dealers) for this model year. Complaints are unverified owner reports; a recall is the manufacturer’s admission of a safety defect.
Most-reported components
Service bulletins by component
- Equipment (58)
- Engine and Engine Cooling (10)
- Electrical System (7)
- Engine (7)
- Fuel System, Gasoline (7)
- Fuel System, Other (7)
Read Freightliner MT55 owner complaints and bulletins, every year
Check your MT55 by VIN
Not every 2016 Freightliner MT55 is in every recall. Enter your 17-character VIN to see the recalls on record for your exact vehicle, then confirm which are still open at NHTSA.gov or with any Freightliner dealer.