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Freightliner stop lamps may be intermittent during light brake applications.

NHTSA campaign 10V-178 · Reported April 30, 2010 · 8,971 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Freightliner M2
VEHICLES AFFECTED
8,971
REMEDY
DTNA WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPAIRS WILL BE PERFORMED BY DTNA DEALERSHIPS FREE OF CHARGE.
COST
Free

The short version

DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA reported a problem with the brake lights switch. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

THE STOP LAMPS MAY BE INTERMITTENT DURING LIGHT BRAKE APPLICATIONS.

WHY IT MATTERS

THE STOP LAMPS MAY NOT PROPERLY INDICATE THAT THE SERVICE BRAKES ARE APPLIED WHICH MAY LEAD TO A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.

WHAT TO DO

DTNA WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPAIRS WILL BE PERFORMED BY DTNA DEALERSHIPS FREE OF CHARGE.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 10V-178.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
2005–2010Freightliner M2

What changed

Newest first. The record shows both when the recall began and what has changed since.

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA. LATEST

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What this record means

Data from the NHTSA recall database. A clean VIN check means no open federal recalls for that vehicle — not that it never had one.

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