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Freightliner M2

Every Freightliner M2 model year on file, 2015 to 2024. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years161 involved a crash, fire, injury or death

Model years102015 to 2024

Recall campaigns20Distinct campaigns listing it

Service bulletins395Summed across model years

By model year

The 2021 model year drew the most complaints, 8, 50% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.

Components

Engine and cooling leads the Freightliner M2 complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Engine and cooling

Powertrain

Electrical system

Tires

Equipment

Brakes

Seats

Driver assistance

Speed control

Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.

Model years

The record for each Freightliner M2 model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Freightliner M2 by model year
Year	Body	Complaints	Severity index	Peer index	Recalls	Bulletins
2024	Not decoded	0	None	None	2	0
2023	Not decoded	0	None	None	2	0
2022	Truck	3	0.0	150	1	0
2021	Truck	8	12.5	800	2	21
2020	Not decoded	0	None	None	2	1
2019	Truck	1	0.0	100	1	1
2018	Not decoded	0	None	None	4	8
2017	Truck	1	0.0	100	6	91
2016	Truck	2	0.0	133	6	137
2015	Truck	1	0.0	100	12	136

Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.

Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Freightliner M2

23V-895 Dec 22, 2023
Vehicle may be incorrectly equipped with a transmission gear shifter that includes a 'PARK' position despite the transmission not having a park pawl
Powertrain · 2,547 vehicles
23V-737 Nov 2, 2023
Rear lifting bracket that attaches to the engine cylinder head may be insufficiently secured, which can allow it to detach
Engine and cooling · 19 vehicles
23V-537 Aug 1, 2023
Driveshafts can break under certain loading conditions
Powertrain · 205 vehicles
23V-238 Apr 4, 2023
Tie rod may be missing a fastener, allowing the steer arm to detach
Steering · 306 vehicles
23V-237 Apr 4, 2023
Windshield wiper linkages may break, causing the windshield wipers to fail
Visibility and wipers · 58k vehicles
23V-105 Feb 20, 2023
Drag link taper joint may not have been tightened sufficiently and could come loose, resulting in a complete separation of the drag link from the…
Steering · 61k vehicles
21V-528 Jul 13, 2021
All-in-one rear LED lights may be too bright, exceeding the maximum light output allowed which may adversely affect the vision of drivers
Lighting · 1 vehicles
21V-484 Jun 24, 2021
Light kit does not properly illuminate the license plate, shining rearward, instead of downward as intended
Lighting · 89 vehicles
21V-002 Jan 8, 2021
License plate light may have been installed that aims rearward and not towards the license plate
Lighting · 1 vehicles
19V-370 May 14, 2019
Vehicles may have an insufficient service brake air reservoir capacity
Brakes · 741 vehicles

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.