U.S. public vehicle records

2007 Freightliner BUSINESS CLASS M2 problems and owner complaints

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

4 owner complaints analyzed

17 distinct recall campaigns

75,000 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 2007 model year. Data updated: 2026-10-01 (October 1, 2026). 4 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.

This selection has limited data. It remains available for lookup but is excluded from search indexing.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Service Brakes is the most frequently named component, appearing in 2 of 4 complaints (50.0%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
Topic	Matching reports	Share of complaints
Braking behavior	4	100.0%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Service Brakes

Service Brakes, Hydraulic

Service Brakes: 2; Service Brakes, Hydraulic: 2

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000

25,000 to 49,999

50,000 to 74,999

75,000 to 99,999

100,000 to 149,999

150,000 and above

Under 25,000: 1; 25,000 to 49,999: 0; 50,000 to 74,999: 1; 75,000 to 99,999: 1; 100,000 to 149,999: 0; 150,000 and above: 1

Under 25,000 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (1). 0 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

2010

2011

2013

2017

2010: 1; 2011: 1; 2013: 1; 2017: 1

Pattern summary

Service Brakes leads the component reports. Braking behavior appears in 4 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Complaint evidence

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 10362964 · 2010-10-29 (October 29, 2010)

I HAVE A 2007 SPORTCHASSIS (FREIGHTLINER BUSINESS CLASS M2) WITH 8000 MILES, WHILE DRIVING THE RIGHT CALIPER LOCKED UP AND CAUGHT FIRE, I WAITED FOR TRUCK TO COOL DOWN AND DROVE HOME. NEXT TIME I TOOK THE TRUCK OUT, ABT A WEEK LATER, THE LEFT CALIPER DID THE SAME THING. I CHECKED THE CALIPERS ARE FINE, THE BRAKE FLUID IS ALSO OK. I HAVE TRIED CONTACTING FREIGHTLINER SPORTCHASSIS IN OKLAHOMA WHERE THE TRUCK WAS MANUFACTURED 4/2006. I HAVE BEEN TOLD SEVERAL "FIXES" BY THE LOCAL FREIGHTLINER DEALER HERE IN MIAMI FL BUT ITS VERY COSTLY ABT $5000 TO…

Owner-reported narrative. 8,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10362964 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10382494 · 2011-02-13 (February 13, 2011)

I HAVE A FREIGHTLINER M2 BUSINESS CLASS HAULER WITH 60000 MILES IN AUG 2010 THE LEFT REAR CALIPER LOCKED UP OVER HEATING AND BURNING OUT THE ABS SENSOR, PADS AND ROTOR HAD TO BE TURNED. THIS WORK WAS DONE BY THE LOCAL FREIGHTLINER DEALER. ON 12-31-10 THE RIGHT REAR CALIPER LOCKED UP AND AGAIN BURNED OUT THE ABS SENSOR AND OVER HEATED THE BRAKES. I AGAIN TOOK MY TRUCK TO THE FREIGHTLINER DEALER FOR REPAIR. THEY CONTACTED THE FREIGHTLINER CO AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE CALIPERS WERE STICKING AND THAT THEY BOTH SHOULD BE REPLACED. THE ABS SENSOR …

Owner-reported narrative. 60,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10382494 at NHTSA ↗

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Vehicle analysis explorer

Inspect model-year patterns, reported mileage, monthly activity and the evidence behind each signal.

Data completeness

4 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-10-01.

100.0%Usable mileage4 / 4 records

100.0%Valid incident date4 / 4 records

100.0%Valid filing date4 / 4 records

100.0%Ordered incident and filing dates4 / 4 records

Missing, zero and invalid mileage is excluded. Dates after the snapshot are excluded. Examples are limited selections, not a representative sample.

Problems by model year

Model-wide comparison of the eight most reported components across the model. Cells show counts and shares within each model year. Open a cell for source examples.

From model yearThrough model year

Component complaint heatmap
Component	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026	2027
Unknown Or Other	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	8100.0% ODI 11472393 Attached to this is the federal certification label for an Ultra Liner 45 built on the Freightliner chassis. Executive Coach Builders is building this bus, National Bus Sales is selling this bus to schools in Oklahoma and Texas. The states have allowed that, but as an OEM that goes against what is currently allowed. Look up ODI 11472393 at NHTSA ↗	150.0% ODI 11586756 The DEF header failed on this truck and it causes the vehicle to be disabled. The DEF header is an emissions part. PART NUMBER 04-31354-004 HEADER-SSI,CONC,6 BOLT,CMNS Look up ODI 11586756 at NHTSA ↗	1100.0% ODI 11590092 Horn fails to work when the truck is cold. After the steering wheel has been moved during operation, the horn eventually begins to work. I had a vehicle drift into my lane on the highway, and when I went to use the horn, it failed to work. Fortunately, I was able to swerve to avoid the other vehicle hitting the front of my cab. I bought this truck brand new from Freightliner. They state that there is no longer a warranty on the horn, which in my opinion should be viewed as a safety item and should not have failed in less than (3) years and… Look up ODI 11590092 at NHTSA ↗	1100.0% ODI 11586731 This is the first of several entries I am making. The DEF headers on 7 of our trucks have had the same failure and if I see more I will report these also. This is an emission system issue. PART NUMBER 04-31354-004 HEADER-SSI,CONC.6BOLY,CMNS Look up ODI 11586731 at NHTSA ↗	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.
Service Brakes	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	1100.0% ODI 11020287 · 28,745 mi ROLL PIN WHICH SECURES PARK BRAKE KNOB ROUTINELY WORKS IT WAY OUT OF THE KNOB AND PREVENTS (DEPENDING ON WHAT POSITION VALVE IS IN) EITHER APPLICATION OR RELEASE OF PARKING BRAKE. OCCURS WHEN VEHICLE IS STATIONARY AND USING PARKING BRAKE. Look up ODI 11020287 at NHTSA ↗	1100.0% ODI 11181784 · 75,000 mi VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND PARKED IN A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY. THE TRUCK ROLLED FORWARD AND TRAPPED DRIVER UNDER REAR TIRE SET. DEFECTIVE PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM. DEFECTIVE PARKING BRAKE SPRINGS. Look up ODI 11181784 at NHTSA ↗	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.
Electrical System	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	250.0% ODI 10788393 · 90,000 mi 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. Look up ODI 10788393 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.
Fuel System, Diesel	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.
Steering	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	125.0% ODI 11483147 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 demons… Look up ODI 11483147 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.
Engine	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.
Engine And Engine Cooling	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	125.0% ODI 10714868 · 1,500 mi 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. Look up ODI 10714868 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.	0Unavailable No examples available for this selection.

Darker cells indicate a larger share of submitted complaints. Components overlap. This measures complaint composition, not failure probability.

Failure mileage by component

Median and middle 50% of usable owner-reported mileages. Ranges require at least five records.

Component failure mileage distribution
Component	Mileage range (25th–75th percentile)	Median	Usable records	Examples
Service Brakes	Too few reports for a range	390,000 mi	2 (sparse)	ODI 10523276 · 690,000 mi TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FREIGHT LINER BUSINESS CLASS M2 TRUCK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE BEING DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 690,000. *TR Look up ODI 10523276 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10967608 · 90,000 mi VEHICLE OCCASIONALLY ROLLS AWAY AFTER APPLYING THE PARK BRAKE. I SEE A RECALL ON THE 2006 MODEL FOR THIS BUT NOT THE 2007. LOOKING FOR ASSISTANCE IN THIS. Look up ODI 10967608 at NHTSA ↗
Service Brakes, Hydraulic	Too few reports for a range	34,000 mi	2 (sparse)	ODI 10362964 · 8,000 mi I HAVE A 2007 SPORTCHASSIS (FREIGHTLINER BUSINESS CLASS M2) WITH 8000 MILES, WHILE DRIVING THE RIGHT CALIPER LOCKED UP AND CAUGHT FIRE, I WAITED FOR TRUCK TO COOL DOWN AND DROVE HOME. NEXT TIME I TOOK THE TRUCK OUT, ABT A WEEK LATER, THE LEFT CALIPER DID THE SAME THING. I CHECKED THE CALIPERS ARE FINE, THE BRAKE FLUID IS ALSO OK. I HAVE TRIED CONTACTING FREIGHTLINER SPORTCHASSIS IN OKLAHOMA WHERE THE TRUCK WAS MANUFACTURED 4/2006. I HAVE BEEN TOLD SEVERAL "FIXES" BY THE LOCAL FREIGHTLINER DEALER HERE IN MIAMI FL BUT ITS VERY COSTLY ABT $5000 TO… Look up ODI 10362964 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10382494 · 60,000 mi I HAVE A FREIGHTLINER M2 BUSINESS CLASS HAULER WITH 60000 MILES IN AUG 2010 THE LEFT REAR CALIPER LOCKED UP OVER HEATING AND BURNING OUT THE ABS SENSOR, PADS AND ROTOR HAD TO BE TURNED. THIS WORK WAS DONE BY THE LOCAL FREIGHTLINER DEALER. ON 12-31-10 THE RIGHT REAR CALIPER LOCKED UP AND AGAIN BURNED OUT THE ABS SENSOR AND OVER HEATED THE BRAKES. I AGAIN TOOK MY TRUCK TO THE FREIGHTLINER DEALER FOR REPAIR. THEY CONTACTED THE FREIGHTLINER CO AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE CALIPERS WERE STICKING AND THAT THEY BOTH SHOULD BE REPLACED. THE ABS SENSOR … Look up ODI 10382494 at NHTSA ↗

Complaint and recall timeline

Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.

ComponentPeriod

Solid line: filed complaints. Dashed amber lines: recall announcement dates for this vehicle selection; markers include all recall components. The latest month is partial. Temporal proximity does not establish causation.

Monthly counts, recall campaigns and complaint examples

Monthly complaint and recall timeline
Month	Campaigns announced	Examples
2024-11	None	No examples available for this selection.
2024-12	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-01	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-02	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-03	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-04	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-05	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-06	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-07	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-08	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-09	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-10	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-11	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-12	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-01	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-02	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-03	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-04	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-05	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-06	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-07	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-08	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-09	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-10 (partial)	None	No examples available for this selection.

Emerging complaint spikes

Complete months in the latest six months with at least 10 complaints, at least twice the preceding 12-month average, and at least three square-root deviations above that average.

This is a descriptive screening rule, not a statistical defect finding. Publicity and reporting changes can increase submissions.

No complete months meet the spike thresholds for this selection.

Equal-age model-year comparison

Model-wide cumulative reports during the first three or five calendar years, starting with the model year (age 0). Only fully elapsed windows are compared.

Observation windowFirst model yearSecond model year

2022: 1 complaints · 2023: 1 complaints

Equal observation windows
Model year	Through age 0	Through age 1	Through age 2
2022	0	0	1
2023	0	1	1

Date coverage across each selected cohort

Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
Year	Incident dates used	Filing date fallbacks	Excluded dates
2022	1	0	0
2023	1	0	0

Incident date is preferred when valid and no later than filing; otherwise filing date is used. Model year approximates age. Equal observation time does not adjust for sales, distance driven or reporting delays. One complaint linked to multiple model years can appear in each cohort.

Components reported together

Each cell counts unique complaints naming both components. Open a nonzero cell for examples.

Component co-occurrence matrix
Component	Service Brakes	Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Service Brakes	—	0
Service Brakes, Hydraulic	0	—

Co-reporting does not establish that one component caused another concern.

Recurring narrative patterns

Specific keyword mentions beyond broad component labels. Matching includes negations and comparisons and does not confirm a diagnosis.

Search patterns

0 patterns with matching reports.

No narratives match the published patterns.