Freightliner Business Class M2
Owners filed 54 complaints across 28 model years of the Freightliner Business Class M2. The 2020 drew the most (8); the 2027 the fewest (0).
Model years28
Complaints54
Recalls285
Fires3
Deaths1
Every Freightliner Business Class M2 model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2026 | 0 | 5 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2025 | 1 | 11 | — | — | Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Gear Position Indication (prndl) | Routine | |
| 2024 | 0 | 7 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2023 | 1 | 7 | — | — | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 2022 | 1 | 9 | — | — | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 2021 | 2 | 14 | — | — | Power Train | Routine | |
| 2020 | 8 | 12 | — | — | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 2019 | 0 | 23 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2018 | 0 | 16 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2017 | 1 | 15 | — | 1 | Service Brakes | Fatalities reported | |
| 2016 | 1 | 16 | — | — | Service Brakes | Routine | |
| 2015 | 4 | 14 | — | — | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2014 | 0 | 10 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2013 | 0 | 11 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2012 | 4 | 12 | — | — | Exterior Lighting | Routine | |
| 2011 | 0 | 8 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2010 | 0 | 10 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2009 | 2 | 8 | — | — | Service Brakes, Hydraulic | Routine | |
| 2008 | 1 | 14 | — | — | Vehicle Speed Control | Routine | |
| 2007 | 4 | 17 | 1 | — | Service Brakes, Hydraulic | Routine | |
| 2006 | 8 | 13 | 1 | — | Service Brakes | Routine | |
| 2005 | 7 | 9 | — | 1 | Fuel System, Diesel | Routine | |
| 2004 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 1 | Suspension | Routine | |
| 2003 | 1 | 5 | — | — | Power Train › Axle Assembly | Routine | |
| 2002 | 0 | 5 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2001 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine |
Which Freightliner Business Class M2 years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2020 is the weakest year on record, with 8 complaints concentrated in the unknown or other. It carries 12 recalls.
Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, September 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.