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Freightliner Business Class M2 106V Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 4 safety recalls and 3 owner complaints across 5 model years of the Freightliner Business Class M2 106V (2005–2011). The most-complained-about year is 2006.

4
safety recalls, all years
3
owner complaints, all years
2005
year with most recalls
2006
year with most complaints

Pick your Freightliner Business Class M2 106V model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2011 Freightliner Business Class M2 106V20
2008 Freightliner Business Class M2 106V11
2007 Freightliner Business Class M2 106V10
2006 Freightliner Business Class M2 106V12
2005 Freightliner Business Class M2 106V20

What Freightliner Business Class M2 106V owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 3 complaints with NHTSA. The 2006 model year has the most, with 2.

All Freightliner Business Class M2 106V recalls (4)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Freightliner Business Class M2 106V, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Fifth wheel assembly (trailer hitches)

    NHTSA 11V289000 Reported 2,342 vehicles potentially affected DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA

    Dtna is recalling certain model year 2011 business class m2, and coronado, model year 2011-2012 cascadia vehicles equipped with fontaine ultra lt fifth wheels and manufactured from april 7, 2010, through march 7, 2011. During the coupling process on vehicles equipped with pre-modification fontaine ultra lt fifth wheels, it is possible…

    Remedy: Fontaine notified owners in february 2011, and is handling the remedy for this campaign. Fontaine is in the process of retrofitting all affected vehicles, free of charge. Owners may contact fontaine at 1-800-874-9780…

    Model years: 2011

  2. Headlights (exterior lighting)

    NHTSA 11V160000 Reported 301 vehicles potentially affected DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA

    Daimler trucks is recalling certain model year 2011 business class m2 106v incomplete chassis cab vehicles, manufactured from july 19, 2010, through january 14, 2011. These vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 108, "lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment." the headlights…

    Remedy: Dealers will inspect the headlamp height and replace any nonconforming headlights with new headlights that lower the bulb center such that the headlights meet the safety standard free of charge. An interim letter was…

    Model years: 2011

  3. Door (structure)

    NHTSA 11V077000 Reported 207 vehicles potentially affected DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA

    Daimler trucks is recalling certain model year 2011 freightliner coronado, columbia, fld military, business class m2, cascadia, century, and western star 4900 trucks manufactured from august 9, 2010, through october 27, 2010 for failing to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 120, "tire selection and…

    Remedy: Labels with missing information will be replaced with corrected labels. This service will be performed free of charge. The safety recall began on january 31, 2011. Owners may contact daimler trucks at 1-800-547-0712.…

    Model years: 2005

  4. Exterior lighting

    NHTSA 08V085000 Reported 2,000 vehicles potentially affected DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA

    Daimler trucks is recalling 2,000 my 2005-2008 business class m2 106 vocational trucks for failing to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 108, 'lights, reflective devices, and associated equipment." these vehicles did not have front side reflex reflectors installed.

    Remedy: Dealers will add reflectors to the hood. The recall began on june 12, 2008. Owners may contact daimler trucks at 1-800-547-0712.

    Model years: 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008

Other Freightliner models

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.