Car Problem DataNHTSA records

2019 Freightliner M2

Routine

Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the engine. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Engine1
000

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports
Steering › Linkages › Drag › Link › Connection23V105000
Filed Feb 20, 202360,604 vehiclesDaimler Trucks North America, Llc

Defect. Daimler Trucks North America, LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2019-2021 Freightliner 108SD, 114SD, 122SD, Columbia, Coronado, Business Class M2, and 2020 Freightliner Cascadia vehicles. The drag link taper joint may not have been tightened sufficiently and could come loose, resulting in a complete separation of the drag link from the steering arm.

Risk. Drag link separation can cause a complete loss of steering control, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy. DTNA will inspect the drag link taper joint and repair it, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 21, 2023. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL967. This recall expands recall number 21V-689.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Engine
Filed Nov 1, 2025IN

Rocker arm failure. Detroit released repair at no cost on the DD15 and up but not on the DD5 when they have the exact same problem and design and parts as the larger engines and they know that it is a problem.

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2021
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20240200Routine
20230200Routine
20223100Routine
20218200Routine
20200200Routine
2019 — this page1100Routine
20180400Routine
20171600Routine
20162600Routine
201511200Routine
201411100Routine
20131800Routine
20122900Routine
201101700Routine
201011700Routine
200931510Routine
200811000Routine
20072710Routine
20063500Routine
20050200Routine

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Other Freightliner models

All Freightliner models →
Cascadia 250Freightliner 129Columbia 96Conventional 73Business Class M2 54Century 53Sprinter 2500 49FL-70 39FS-65 33FLD120 29

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: Feb 20, 2023. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.