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2009 Freightliner 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 Feb 27, 2025
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 Jun 23, 2015

What this page shows

Our database holds 3 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2009 Freightliner 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.

Complaints, most recent first

Showing 1–3 of 3

Tires & wheels
Filed Feb 27, 2025
Crash reported

See attached document for complaint.

NHTSA ID
11645237
Incident
Jun 28, 2024
Driver assistanceElectrical
Filed Aug 14, 2017

ECM ENGINE CONTROL MODULE MALFUNCTION. THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNS OR SYMPTOMS. THE M2 COMPLETELY SHUT OFF WHILE TRAVELING AT MODERATE SPEED ON THE HIGHWAY THE NO. 2 LANE. THE DRIVER MADE EVERY EFFORT TO REACH THE SHOULDER AS THE M2 ROLLED DEAD.

NHTSA ID
11015208
Incident
Jul 7, 2017
Mileage
7 mi
Brakes
Filed Jun 23, 2015
Fire reported

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FREIGHTLINER M2. WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE REAR DRIVER SIDE BRAKES WERE EMITTING SMOKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE REPAIR DETAILS WERE UNKNOWN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000. UPDATED 09/25/15*LJ UPDATED 10/26/2017*CN

NHTSA ID
10726940
Incident
Mar 9, 2011
Mileage
43,000 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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