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Freightliner S2 Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 3 safety recalls and 0 owner complaints across 5 model years of the Freightliner S2 (2005–2009).

3
safety recalls, all years
0
owner complaints, all years
2007
year with most recalls

Pick your Freightliner S2 model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2009 Freightliner S210
2008 Freightliner S210
2007 Freightliner S230
2006 Freightliner S210
2005 Freightliner S210

All Freightliner S2 recalls (3)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Freightliner S2, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Brake lights (exterior lighting)

    NHTSA 08V602000 Reported 15,686 vehicles potentially affected DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA

    Daimler trucks is recalling 15,686 my 2005 through 2009 fccc and thomas built school and transit buses manufactured between march 2005 and may 2008 equipped with a certain brake lamp air pressure switch. The contacts in the pressure switch for the low current brake lamp signal to the chassis ECU may have become contaminated by silicone…

    Remedy: Daimler trucks will notify owners and dealers will replace the pressure switch free of charge. The recall is expected to begin on or about march 18, 2009. Owners may contact daimler trucks at 1-800-547-0712 or thomas…

    Model years: 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009

  2. Service brakes, air

    NHTSA 07V055000 Reported 535 vehicles potentially affected FREIGHTLINER LLC

    Certain my 2007 thomas built c2 saf-t-liner school buses and freightliner business class m2, fccc b2, and s2 bus chassis manufactured between july 3 and november 3, 2006.

    Remedy: Freightliner will notify owner and repair the buses free of charge. The recall began on may 24, 2007. Owners can contact freightliner's customer assistance center at 800-385-4357.

    Model years: 2007

  3. Air (parking brake)

    NHTSA 06V205000 Reported 5,243 vehicles potentially affected FREIGHTLINER LLC

    Certain heavy trucks, shuttle buses, and school buses equipped with bendix modulated spring brake valves. A defect in the modulated spring brake valve casting may cause an intermittent delay in the application of the park brake.

    Remedy: Freightliner will notify owners and replace the defective valves free of charge. The recall began on june 28, 2006 to freightliner, sterling, and fccc owners. Thomas built mailed letters to owners beginning july 27,…

    Model years: 2007

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.