Freightliner EM2Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 0 owner complaints and 4 safety recalls on record for the Freightliner EM2.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints0—Safety recalls42022–2027 model years

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

Best & worst years

Freightliner EM2 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 EM2 median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2027Too new–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 2026Too new–/1000 complaints · 3 recalls 2025Too new–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls 2024Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 2023Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 2022Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall

Complaints by system

Most common Freightliner EM2 problems

All model years combined: 0 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.

4 recalls

Freightliner EM2 recalls

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

Exterior lighting: headlights26V-475 · 2026–2027 · Jul 22, 2026 · 23,276 vehicles Exterior lighting: brake lights25V-187 · 2026 · Mar 25, 2025 · 1,968 vehicles Wiring: power distribution module/ipdm25V-046 · 2022–2026 · Mar 12, 2025 · 810 vehicles Exterior lighting: brake lights24V-668 · 2025 · Sep 10, 2024 · 16,890 vehicles

1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the EM2

Nov 5, 2024
EVDM connector plate separationPE24032 · 2022–2025 · closed Jun 10, 2025
Led to recall 25V-046