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Freightliner M2 Business Class Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 4 safety recalls and 13 owner complaints across 2 model years of the Freightliner M2 Business Class (2018–2019). The most-complained-about year is 2019.

4
safety recalls, all years
13
owner complaints, all years
2019
year with most recalls
2019
year with most complaints

Pick your Freightliner M2 Business Class model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2019 Freightliner M2 Business Class38
2018 Freightliner M2 Business Class25

What Freightliner M2 Business Class owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 13 complaints with NHTSA. The 2019 model year has the most, with 8.

All Freightliner M2 Business Class recalls (4)

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

  1. Electrical system and power train

    NHTSA 21V392000 Reported 8 vehicles potentially affected Daimler Trucks North America, LLC

    Daimler Trucks North America, LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2019 Freightliner eBusiness Class M2 vehicles equipped with 14Xe ePowertrains. The stator assembly wires may have been insufficiently crimped, causing high resistance, overheating, and preventing the high voltage system from starting.

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the motor stator, free of charge. All units were remedied by July 13, 2021. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL-889.

    Model years: 2019

  2. Reservoir/tank (service brakes)

    NHTSA 19V370000 Reported 741 vehicles potentially affected Daimler Trucks North America LLC

    Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2004-2019 Freightliner 108SD, 114SD, 122SD, Cascadia, Columbia, Classic, FL80, FLD 120SD, Business Class M2, Western Star 4700, 4900, 6900, Sterling Acterra, L7500, LT7500, L8500, LT8500, L9500, and LT9500 vehicles. The vehicles may have an insufficient service brake air…

    Remedy: DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will add air reservoir capacity to the affected vehicles. Owner letters were mailed on November 29, 2021. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number…

    Model years: 2018, 2019

  3. Disc (service brakes)

    NHTSA 19V367000 Reported 253 vehicles potentially affected Daimler Trucks North America LLC

    Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2019 Freightliner 108SD, 114SD, Business Class M2, Cascadia, Western Star 5700, and FCCC XC Chassis vehicles equipped with air disc brakes. The brake caliper mounting bolts may have been insufficiently tightened.

    Remedy: DTNA will notify the owners and affected vehicle manufacturers, and DTNA dealers will inspect and repair the vehicles, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin July 12, 2019. Owners may contact DTNA customer…

    Model years: 2019

  4. Equipment

    NHTSA 17V452000 Reported 2,483 vehicles potentially affected Daimler Trucks North America LLC

    Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) is recalling certain 2018 Freightliner Cascadia, M2 Business Class, 114SD, and 122SD trucks, and Western Star 4700 and 5700 trucks. These vehicles have tow hooks used for recovery purposes that may fail during use.

    Remedy: DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the vehicle's tow hooks and, depending on their production date codes, will replace them, free of charge. The recall began on September 14, 2017. Owners may contact…

    Model years: 2018

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.