2006–2007 Freightliner Business Class M2 recall: lights
⚠️ What's wrong
Daimler trucks is recalling 724 my 2006-2007 Business Class M2 trucks. The optional high current tail lamp power distribution module (pdm) was installed in a location highly susceptible to water intrusion. This may lead to a loss of rear lighting.
💥 The risk
A loss of some or all rear lighting on the vehicle under certain conditions may impair visibility of the truck increasing the risk of a crash.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will relocate the pdm to inside the cab behind the driver's seat free of charge. The recall began on september 10, 2008. Owners may contact daimler trucks at 1-800-547-0712.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 08V154000
- Manufacturer recall #
- FL-529
- Manufacturer
- DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA
- Vehicles affected
- 724
- Component
- EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS
- Owner phone
- 1-800-547-0712
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Sep 10, 2008
- Built
- Jun 15, 2005 – Jan 2, 2007
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Daimler trucks recall no. FL-529. Customers may contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www.safercar.gov.