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Freightliner Business Class M2Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 55 owner complaints and 114 safety recalls on record for the Freightliner Business Class M2.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints55Top: Service brakesSafety recalls1142000–2027 model years

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

Best & worst years

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

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2027Too new–/1000 complaints · 3 recalls2026Too new–/1001 complaint · 6 recalls2025Too new–/1001 complaint · 13 recalls2024Not rated–/1000 complaints · 8 recalls2023Not rated–/1001 complaint · 8 recalls2022Not rated–/1001 complaint · 10 recalls2021Not rated–/1002 complaints · 14 recalls2020Not rated–/1008 complaints · 12 recalls2019Not rated–/1000 complaints · 23 recalls2018Not rated–/1000 complaints · 16 recalls2017Not rated–/1001 complaint · 15 recalls2016Not rated–/1001 complaint · 16 recalls2015Not rated–/1004 complaints · 14 recalls2014Not rated–/1000 complaints · 10 recalls2013Not rated–/1000 complaints · 11 recalls2012Not rated–/1004 complaints · 12 recalls2011Not rated–/1000 complaints · 8 recalls2010Not rated–/1000 complaints · 10 recalls2009Not rated–/1002 complaints · 8 recalls2008Not rated–/1001 complaint · 14 recalls2007Not rated–/1004 complaints · 17 recalls2006Not rated–/1008 complaints · 13 recalls2005Not rated–/1007 complaints · 9 recalls2004Not rated–/1008 complaints · 9 recalls2003Not rated–/1001 complaint · 5 recalls2002Not rated–/1000 complaints · 5 recalls2001Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls2000Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall
Complaints by system

Most common Freightliner Business Class M2 problems

All model years combined: 55 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
Service brakes82
Suspension53
Electrical system40
Power train40
Fuel system, diesel30
Service brakes, hydraulic31
Steering30
Engine and engine cooling30
Service brakes, air20
10 other systems152
114 recalls

Freightliner Business Class M2 recalls

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

–Power train: driveline26V-737 · 2027 · Nov 6, 2026 · 3,894 vehicles–Delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings26V-660 · 2022–2025 · Oct 7, 2026 · 2,456 vehicles–Structure: body26V-635 · 2025–2027 · Oct 1, 2026 · 24 vehicles6%Exterior lighting: headlights26V-475 · 2026–2027 · Jul 22, 2026 · 23,276 vehicles46%Steering: gear box (other than rack and pinion)26V-066 · 2024–2025 · Feb 4, 2026 · 280 vehicles54%Suspension: critical fasteners25V-760 · 2020–2026 · Nov 4, 2025 · 18,783 vehicles59%Service brakes, air: critical fasteners25V-601 · 2025–2026 · Sep 11, 2025 · 402 vehicles62%Steering: critical fasteners25V-603 · 2024–2026 · Sep 11, 2025 · 343 vehicles43%Steering25V-504 · 2022–2024 · Aug 6, 2025 · 176 vehicles56%Supply: reservoir/tank25V-295 · 2025 · May 7, 2025 · 68 vehicles90%Exterior lighting: brake lights25V-187 · 2025–2026 · Mar 25, 2025 · 1,968 vehicles27%Engine control module (ecu/ecm): software24V-924 · 2015–2020 · Dec 11, 2024 · 139 vehicles

Showing the 12 newest of 114 recalls. Each model-year page lists all recalls for that year.

8 investigations

NHTSA investigations of the Business Class M2

  1. CNG Fuel System IntegrityEA16001 · 2014 · closed Sep 10, 2021
    No recall
  2. CNG Fuel System IntegrityPE14020 · 2014 · closed Feb 5, 2016
    No recall
  3. SmartPlex Multiplexer Module FailurePE13001 · 2013 · closed Apr 11, 2013
    Led to recall 13V-074
  4. PDM FailuresRQ12001 · 2007 · closed Apr 16, 2013
    No recall
  5. Air Brake Reservoir Bracket FracturePE12018 · 2009–2012 · closed Sep 20, 2012
    Led to recall 12V-405
  6. Output shaft failure and separationPE11028 · 2011 · closed Nov 22, 2011
    No recall
  7. Stop Lamps IntermittentPE10007 · 2005–2011 · closed May 23, 2010
    Led to recall 10V-177
  8. FRONT WHEEL SEPARATIONRQ07003 · 2002–2007 · closed Mar 26, 2008
    Led to recall 08V-137