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FREIGHTLINER BUSINESS CLASS M2

2008 FREIGHTLINER BUSINESS CLASS M2

6 safety recall campaigns, 1 defect investigation, 3 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.

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The record

Recall campaigns6
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations1
Owner complaints3
Complaints citing a crash0
Complaints citing a fire0

Complaints are reports from owners of this model year, not findings about any particular vehicle, and a model that sold in large numbers will collect more of them. They are counted here as filed; nothing is inferred from them.

Recall campaigns 6 of 6

20V2140002020-04-14

EXTERIOR LIGHTING

The vehicle's rearward visibility may be reduced, increasing the risk of a crash.

12V0740002012-02-28

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL

A FUEL LEAK COULD CREATE A ROAD HAZARD, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH. ALSO A FUEL LEAK IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE CAN RESULT IN A FIRE.

11V4780002011-09-16

FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL

THIS COULD CREATE A ROAD HAZARD INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH. FUEL LEAKAGE, IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.

11V1730002011-03-15

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

UNEXPECTED SHUTDOWN OF A VEHICLE MAY INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH. OVERHEATING OF THE AFTERTREATMENT DEVICE WITHOUT ENGINE SHUTDOWN MAY RESULT IN A FIRE.

10V4720002010-10-08

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

UNEXPECTED SHUTDOWN OF A VEHICLE MAY INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH. OVERHEATING OF THE AFTERTREATMENT DEVICE WITHOUT ENGINE SHUTDOWN MAY RESULT IN A FIRE.

10V1780002010-04-30

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH

THE STOP LAMPS MAY NOT PROPERLY INDICATE THAT THE SERVICE BRAKES ARE APPLIED WHICH MAY LEAD TO A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.

What owners report most

  • 1ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
  • 1EXTERIOR LIGHTING
  • 1VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

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Two 2008 FREIGHTLINER BUSINESS CLASS M2s can have entirely different histories, and a recall campaign usually covers a build-date window rather than a whole model year — which a VIN does not encode, so only the door-jamb label settles it. Scanning the VIN adds the decode, the crash tests, the fuel economy and the complaints matched to that exact engine, trim and assembly plant.

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