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Freightliner Business Class M2 Vehicles

Freightliner Business Class M2 vehicles may have steering gearboxes with insufficient oil, causing binding gears and difficulty steering, increasing crash risk.

Summary by Recall Canary from the NHTSA notice

What happened

Fontaine Modification Company is recalling certain 2024-2025 Freightliner Business Class M2 vehicles. The steering gearbox assembly may have been assembled with insufficient oil. A lack of lubrication may cause binding gears and difficulty steering, increasing the risk of a crash. The recall affects 280 vehicles nationwide.

Fontaine Modification will inspect and replace the steering gearbox as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed February 26, 2026. The recall was reported to NHTSA on February 4, 2026.

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What to do

If you own a vehicle in this recall:

  1. Check your VIN (vehicle identification number) at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
  2. Fontaine Modification will inspect and replace the steering gearbox as necessary, free of charge.
  3. You may contact Fontaine Modification customer service at 1-800-366-8246.
  4. Look for the owner letter. Owner notification letters were mailed February 26, 2026.

What you get Free repair

Full text from NHTSA

Fontaine Modification will inspect and replace the steering gearbox as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed February 26, 2026. Owners may contact Fontaine Modification customer service at 1-800-366-8246.

Is your Freightliner affected?

These models and years may be affected.

  • Business Class M2, model years 2024 to 2025

Your VIN confirms it. Find the 17-character VIN on the driver's side of the dashboard or on your registration card.

Check your VIN on nhtsa.gov (opens in a new tab)

Recall details

Reported to NHTSA
Status
Open
Weekly archive
Listed the week of Feb 2, 2026
Sold in
Nationwide
Manufacturer
FONTAINE MODIFICATION CO.
Component
Steering defect
Risk

No NHTSA driving warning

How risk is rated

NHTSA campaign number
26V066000
Vehicles affected
280
Repair cost
Free of charge
Owner letters mailed
Manufacturer phone
1-800-366-8246

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Timeline

  1. Reported to NHTSA

  2. Added to Recall Canary

  3. Summary updated

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Summary by Recall Canary, written with AI · summary updated Oct 31, 2026 · primary source: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (opens in a new tab)