Car Problem DataNHTSA records

2000 Freightliner Business Class M2

Routine

No owner complaints are on file for this vehicle. It has been recalled 1 time.

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports
Trailer Hitches › Fifth Wheel Assembly03V227000
Filed Jun 17, 20032,000 vehiclesFreightliner Corporation

Defect. ON CERTAIN TRUCK TRACTORS EQUIPPED WITH JOST INTERNATIONAL JSK 37U SERIES FIFTH WHEELS, A FATIGUE CRACK CAN DEVELOP IN THE BRACKET PIN WELD UNDER CERTAIN LOADING CONDITIONS.

Risk. IF LEFT UNDETECTED OR CORRECTED IT COULD LEAD TO THE SEPARATION OF THE FIFTH WHEEL TOP PLATE FROM ITS MOUNTING STRUCTURE, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A CRASH.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE BRACKET PINS AND REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS FREE OF CHARGE. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN NOVEMBER 12, 2003. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT JOST INTERNATIONAL AT 616-846-7700 OR BY EMAIL TO [email protected] OR FREIGHTLINER AT 1-800-547-0712.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2020
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20270100Routine
20260500Routine
202511100Routine
20240700Routine
20231700Routine
20221900Routine
202121400Routine
202081200Routine
201902300Routine
201801600Routine
201711501Fatalities reported
201611600Routine
201541400Routine
201401000Routine
201301100Routine
201241200Routine
20110800Routine
201001000Routine
20092800Routine
200811400Routine
200741710Routine
200681310Routine
20057900Routine
200481010Routine
20031500Routine
20020500Routine
20010200Routine
2000 — this page0100Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Jun 17, 2003. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.