Freightliner MT45gYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 1 owner complaint and 2 safety recalls on record for the Freightliner MT45g.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints1Top: Electrical system Safety recalls22011–2024 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

Best & worst years

Freightliner MT45g years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the MT45g median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2024Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls 2018Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 2014Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 2013Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 2012Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 2011Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall

Complaints by system

Most common Freightliner MT45g problems

All model years combined: 1 complaint grouped by the system owners reported.

1Electrical system

1Forward collision avoidance

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.

Complaints by system
System	Complaints	Crash, fire or injury
Electrical system	1	0
Forward collision avoidance	1	0

2 recalls

Freightliner MT45g recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

Electrical system18V-116 · 2018 · Feb 16, 2018 · 584 vehicles Storage: tank assembly13V-073 · 2011–2014 · Mar 4, 2013 · 3,207 vehicles