2006 Freightliner Business Class M2 Brakes Problems
- Complaints
- 3about this part
- Share
- 38%of 8 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 67,304miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 3 complaints about the brakes of the 2006 Freightliner Business Class M2, 38% of the 8 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 67,304 miles. 2 recall campaigns on record are filed under a similar system.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Rear brakes started dragging while driving along. I stopped to check them and the right rear brake was very hot and smelling of overheated brakes. I turned around to try and make it home but the next time I applied the brakes, the brake pedal went to the floor and I had to use the emergency brake to get stopped. I was towed to a Freightliner service center where they told me I had a stuck caliper. This vehicle is a motorhome conversion by dynamax and has hydraulic, ABS brakes.”
NHTSA complaint #10461961, filed 2012-06, 50,607 miles“I have had 4 brake failures due to stuck calipers and severe overheating and loss of brakes due to brake pedal went all the way to the floor. All 4 wheels have been affected at different times. Two were while driving on the interstate and two while driving on secondary roads. Two of the failures required towing to the repair facility. …”
NHTSA complaint #11035792, filed 2017-10, 84,000 miles“Not sure if it is a malfunction or not. Can not verify. Seller mentioned: “Allison Automatic Transmission will not shift from Neutral to Drive or Reverse unless you hit the brake”. It does shift w/o braking. This seems like it would be a safety issue but Freightliner Techs can not verify. Vehicle is new to me and has not been inspected yet although I did consult Freigthliner tech via phone. No warning lights related. Operates fine otherwise.”
NHTSA complaint #11432993, filed 2021-09Related recalls
- 10V178000Apr 30, 2010Dtna is recalling certain model year 2005 through 2011 freightliner business class c2, fccc b2 chassis, s2 chassis, and mc chassis manufactured beginning…Covers: Freightliner Business Class M2 2005–2010, Fccc B2 2005–2011
- 07V302000Jul 16, 2007Certain freightliner school bus chassis, heavy trucks, and thomas built school buses manufactured between july 2002 and july 3, 2007, equipped with bendix…Covers: Freightliner Business Class M2 2003–2008, Columbia 2003–2008, Sterling L-Line 2003–2008 +15 more
Related service bulletins
- 10192956Nov 1, 2015Rear Brake Calipers and Anchor Plates.
- 10032688Jan 1, 2008Freightliner: abs fault codes due to connector water intrusion. On some trucks, the abs module was moved into the cab. This required a connector to be placed under the cab…
Brakes: other model years
Other parts of the 2006 Freightliner Business Class M2
1 complaintsFuel system
1 complaintsSeats
1 complaintsSteering
1 complaintsBody and structure
1 complaintsSuspension
1 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
1 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2006 Freightliner Business Class M2
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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