Freightliner M2
Owners filed 30 complaints across 20 model years of the Freightliner M2. The 2021 drew the most (8); the 2024 the fewest (0).
Model years20
Complaints30
Recalls139
Fires2
Deaths0
Every Freightliner M2 model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2022 | 3 | 1 | — | — | Tires | Routine | |
| 2021 | 8 | 2 | — | 1 | Power Train | Routine | |
| 2020 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | — | — | Engine | Routine | |
| 2018 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2017 | 1 | 6 | — | — | Power Train | Routine | |
| 2016 | 2 | 6 | — | — | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 2015 | 1 | 12 | — | — | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Power Assist › Vacuum › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings | Routine | |
| 2014 | 1 | 11 | — | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control | Routine | |
| 2013 | 1 | 8 | — | — | Engine | Routine | |
| 2012 | 2 | 9 | — | — | Suspension | Routine | |
| 2011 | 0 | 17 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2010 | 1 | 17 | — | — | Service Brakes | Routine | |
| 2009 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 1 | Service Brakes | Routine | |
| 2008 | 1 | 10 | — | — | Service Brakes, Air › Drum | Routine | |
| 2007 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | Tires | Routine | |
| 2006 | 3 | 5 | — | — | Service Brakes, Air | Routine | |
| 2005 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | Routine |
Which Freightliner M2 years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2021 is the weakest year on record, with 8 complaints concentrated in the power train. It carries 2 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.