2016 FREIGHTLINER BUSINESS CLASS M2

16 safety recall campaigns, 1 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.

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The record

Recall campaigns16
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations0
Owner complaints1
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 16

24V9240002024-12-11

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECU/ECM):SOFTWARE

An unexpected engine shutdown can delay emergency responders and increase the risk of injury.

21V0670002021-02-11

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES

If a rapid loss of transmission fluid occurs while driving, it could result in a road hazard for other motorists, increasing the risk of a crash.

20V2140002020-04-14

EXTERIOR LIGHTING

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

18V2510002018-04-19

SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:CALIPER

Reduced braking effectiveness can increase the risk of a crash.

17V4020002017-06-26

SERVICE BRAKES, AIR

A rapid loss of air pressure in the secondary system could cause a similar rapid loss of pressure in the primary system, which may lead to a sudden application of the parking brakes. This could increase the risk of a crash.

17V0430002017-01-19

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE

Unresponsive instrument clusters and/or turn signals can increase the risk of a crash.

What owners report most

  • 1SERVICE BRAKES

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Two 2016 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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