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Model year

2009 Freightliner S2

Body and fuel not decoded. Owner complaints on file from no date to no date.

Recalls (1)Complaints (0)Investigations (0)Bulletins (16)
Recall campaigns covering this model year116k vehicles or units across those campaigns
Owner complaints0Not enough peers on file
Severity indexNoneCrash, fire, injury or death per 100
First 24 months0Complaints in its first two years
Complaints over time

Complaints about the 2009 Freightliner S2 by year filed

Owner complaints about this model year, by the year they were filed with NHTSA.

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Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file. The lighter column runs through October.
Components

Complaints by component

Owner complaints by component. Hover or focus a bar for the crash, fire, injury or death count.

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Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file. A complaint can name more than one component; it is counted under the first.
Recalls

One recall campaign covers the 2009 Freightliner S2

Check a specific vehicle by VIN on NHTSA's site: a campaign may cover only part of a model year's production.

Recall campaigns for the 2009 Freightliner S2
CampaignFiledSubjectComponentVehiclesRemedy
08V-602Nov 19, 2008Contacts in the pressure switch for the low current brake lamp signal to the chassis ecu may have become contaminated by silicone during assembly…Lighting15,686Part replacement
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.
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Owner complaints

What owners reported about the 2009 Freightliner S2

The full text of every complaint filed with NHTSA about this model year, newest first. Complaints are filed by owners and are not verified by NHTSA; NHTSA removes personal details before publishing.

0 complaints on file.

    Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
    Investigations

    NHTSA has not opened an investigation on this model year

    Source: NHTSA ODI investigations file.
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    Service bulletins

    16 manufacturer communications cover this model year

    Technical service bulletins and other notices the manufacturer sent to dealers. A bulletin is not a recall.

    • sbu4907 Feb 1, 2013 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
      sbu4907 DEF Gauge Reading Incorrectly
    • FSB-33-05 Sep 1, 2013 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
      FREIGHTLINER: THE BEARING SPACER IS BEING REPLACED WITH A NEW ONE, BASED ON RECOMMENDATION FROM CONMET, WHENEVER A HUB IS REMOVED. MODEL S2, WALK IN VAN, SHUTTLE BUS. NO YEARS LISTED.
    • SB-42-19 Jul 1, 2013 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
      FREIGHTLINER: AN ISSUE WITH THERMAL OVERLOAD ON BENDIX AIR DISC BRAKES WHERE ABS SENSOR WIRES MELTS, BRAKE ACTUATOR FAILS TO PROPERLY OPERATE DUE TO VENT HOLE IN BOTTOM NOT OPENING, CALIPERS COATED WITH RED OR BRIGHT ORANGE DUST AND TAPPED AND/OR GUIDE PIN …
    • FSB-49-7 Sep 1, 2012 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
      FREIGHTLINER: DIESEL EXHAUST FLUID (DEF) MAY CRYSTALLIZE, WHEN SITTING FOR AN EXTENDED LENGTH OF TIME, IN TANK, AROUND FLOAT, POSSIBLY CAUSING IT TO STICK, ON DEF LEVEL SENDING UNIT TUBE AND NEEDS TO BE CLEANED. *PE
    • 35-8 Feb 1, 2012 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
      FREIGHTLINER: LUBRICATING THE WHEEL BEARING, DRIVE AXLES. *JS
    • GI-54-44 Sep 1, 2011 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
      FREIGHTLINER: THE CYCLING OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS EXHIBITS AN UNINTENDED CYCLE. *PE
    • SB-35-08 May 1, 2011 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
      FREIGHTLINER: INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO LUBRICATE THE WHEEL BEARINGS ON A REAR DRIVE AXLE. *RM
    • SB-54-42 Jan 1, 2012 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
      FREIGHTLINER LLC: A WIRING MODIFICATION IS REQUIRED WHEN REPLACING THE CHASSIS MODULE. CHASSIS MODUEL REPLACEMENT INFORMATION. *RM UPDATED 4/24/12. *PE
    • TB-54-37 Feb 1, 2011 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
      FREIGHTLINER: THERE MAY BE WATER CONDENSATION INSIDE THE HEADLAMP ASSEMBLIES AND THERE IS A PROCEDURE TO DETERMINE WHETHER IT IS NORMAL OR NOT. *RM
    • 54-41 Feb 1, 2011 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
      FREIGHTLINER LLC: THERE IS A NEW HEADLAMP BULB SOCKET FOR VEHICLES. *RM
    • SB-32-10 Sep 1, 2010 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
      FREIGHTLINER LLC: TROUBLESHOOTING FOR A MISALIGNMENT OF THE SUSPENSION AIR SPRINGS. *RM
    • TSB-42-18 Aug 1, 2010 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
      FREIGHTLINER: AIR LINE AND HOSE RUBBING. SEVERAL AIR LINES AND HOSES ARE RUBBING BRACKETS AND OTHER CHASSIS COMPONENTS IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. NO MODEL YEARS ARE LISTED. *PE
    • SB-42-17 Jan 1, 2010 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
      FREIGHTLINER: AIR MANAGEMENT UNIT (AMU) REPLACEMENT. BEGINNING 4/10, CHASSIS EQUIPPED WITH AIR BRAKES OR HYDRAULIC BRAKES WITH AIR OPTIONS, WILL BE EQUIPPED WITH AN ACCESSORY AIR VALVE ASSEMBLY (AAVA). AAVA WILL TAKE THE PLACE OF THE CURRENT AIR MANAGEME…
    • SB-42-16 Jan 1, 2008 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
      FREIGHTLINER: RESERVOIR INTERNAL/EXTERNAL CHECK VALVE. CONTAMINATION IN THE WE/SECONDARY RESERVOIR, P/N 12-15476-000, MAY CAUSE THE INLINE CHECK VALVE TO BECOME CLOGGED OR STUCK CLOSED. THIS CAN RESULT IN INSUFFICIENT AIR BUILDUP. INCLUDES MODEL SCHOOL …
    • SB-31-4 Dec 1, 2010 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
      STERLING TRUCK: AIRLINER SUSPENSION SIX PIECE BOLTED SERVICE CROSSMEMBER. SIX PIECE BOLTED SERVICE CROSS MEMBERS ARE AN IMPROVED, MORE DURABLE SERVICE REPLACEMENT FOR FIVE PIECE WELDED CROSS MEMBERS, OR BOLTED FIVE PIECE SERVICE CROSS MEMBERS, TO BE USED …
    • SB-82-1 Mar 1, 2009 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
      FREIGHTLINER: WIPERS MAY SHUT DOWN WHILE IN LOW SPEED MODE DURING VERY HARD RAIN, SNOW, AND ICE. OPERATOR HAS TO USE HIGH SPEED MODE UNTIL IGNITION SWITCH HAS CYCLED. MODEL YEARS UNKNOWN. *PE
    Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications files.
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