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2015 Freightliner Business Class M2 Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Sep 6, 2022
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since May 6, 2015

What this page shows

Our database holds 4 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2015 Freightliner Business Class M2. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

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Steering
Filed Sep 6, 2022

Noticed the steering linkage had an unusual amount of free play, Thinking it might be the bearing had failed. Bought a new part and had the one on the truck taken apart. When it was removed, it was noted that the linkage was not installed correctly. There is a safety bolt that locks the linkage and prevent it from dislodging and it was installed but not in a way to prevent separation from the steering linkage from the steering wheel. In one of the pictures where i took the linkage and attached it the way it was installed on the truck to demonstrate how it was. All in all, about 1/4" of splined shaft was holding this steering wheel in place as you can see in the wear from the parts.

NHTSA ID
11483147
Incident
Sep 6, 2022
Electrical
Filed Nov 4, 2015

WHILE DRIVING THE TRACTOR/TRAILER DOWN THE HIGHWAY AN AMBER WARNING LIGHT CAME ON THE DASH. WITHIN A MATTER OF SECONDS THE ENTIRE TRUCK COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN WHILE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE DRIVER LOST ALL POWER STEERING, AND CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. HE WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT INJURY. THE VEHICLE WENT TO THE LOCAL FREIGHTLINER DEALER AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT A FUSE HAD A HAIRLINE CRACK WHICH BROUGHT DOWN THE VEHICLE'S MCM.

NHTSA ID
10788398
Incident
Oct 28, 2015
Mileage
140,000 mi
Electrical
Filed Nov 4, 2015

WHILE DRIVING THE TRACTOR/TRAILER DOWN THE INTERSTATE AN AMBER WARNING LIGHT CAME ON THE DASH. WITHIN A MATTER OF SECONDS THE ENTIRE TRUCK COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN WHILE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE DRIVER LOST ALL POWER STEERING, AND CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. HE WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT INJURY. THE VEHICLE WENT TO THE LOCAL FREIGHTLINER DEALER AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT A FUSE HAD FAILED ON THE TRUCK BRINGING DOWN THE VEHICLES MCM.

NHTSA ID
10788393
Incident
Oct 6, 2015
Mileage
90,000 mi
Engine
Filed May 6, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FREIGHTLINER BUSINESS CLASS M2. WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE INTAKE HEATER WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,500.

NHTSA ID
10714868
Incident
May 5, 2015
Mileage
1,500 mi

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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