19V370000
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:SUPPLY:RESERVOIR/TANK
An insufficient air reservoir volume may reduce brake effectiveness, increasing the risk of crash.
2009 FREIGHTLINER M2
12 safety recall campaigns, 1 defect investigation, 4 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns12
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations1
Owner complaints4
Complaints citing a crash1
Complaints citing a fire1
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 12
15V343000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
If engine oil comes into contact with a hot surface, there is an increased risk of a fire.
15V220000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
If the primary brake air system fails causing the truck to rely on the secondary brake air system, the brakes lights may not illuminate when the brakes are applied, increasing the risk of a crash.
14V080000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
The sensor malfunction could induce elevated exhaust temperatures or flames from the exhaust pipe, increasing the risk of a vehicle fire or burn injury to a person near the exhaust pipe.
11V465000
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
IF THE DRIVER IS SLOW TO REACT DURING THIS ESC INTERVENTION, THE VEHICLE MAY DEVIATE FROM THE INTENDED LINE OF TRAVEL INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
11V455000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
A SHORT CIRCUITED GRID HEATER COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE FIRE AND INJURY TO VEHICLE OCCUPANTS.
What owners report most
- 1ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 1SERVICE BRAKES
- 1TIRES
- 1VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2009 FREIGHTLINER 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.