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Freightliner Business Class M2 106vYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 3 owner complaints and 4 safety recalls on record for the Freightliner Business Class M2 106v.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints3Top: Exterior lightingSafety recalls42005–2011 model years

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

Best & worst years

Freightliner Business Class M2 106v 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 Business Class M2 106v median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2011Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls2008Not rated–/1001 complaint · 1 recall2007Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall2006Not rated–/1002 complaints · 1 recall2005Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls
Complaints by system

Most common Freightliner Business Class M2 106v problems

All model years combined: 3 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Exterior lighting21
Electrical system11
Engine10
4 recalls

Freightliner Business Class M2 106v recalls

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

–Trailer hitches: fifth wheel assembly11V-289 · 2011 · May 18, 2011 · 2,342 vehicles–Exterior lighting: headlights11V-160 · 2011 · Mar 10, 2011 · 301 vehicles–Body: door11V-077 · 2005 · Feb 1, 2011 · 207 vehicles–Exterior lighting08V-085 · 2005–2008 · Feb 25, 2008 · 2,000 vehicles
1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the Business Class M2 106v

  1. PDM FailuresRQ12001 · 2007 · closed Apr 16, 2013
    No recall