# NHTSA recall 21V002000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 21V002000
- Manufacturer's number: 20E\-034
- Manufacturer: Marion Body Works Inc.
- Reported: 2021\-01\-08
- Owners notified: 2021\-01\-11
- Component: EXTERIOR LIGHTING; STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE
- Units potentially affected: 1
- Part numbers: Kit 298872\-01, If using Supplied Light 908120\-01

## What is wrong

Marion Body Works Inc. \(Marion\) is recalling one 2018 Freightliner M2\-106 Medium Duty vehicle equipped with a Maxon License Plate Kit.  A license plate light may have been installed that aims rearward and not towards the license plate.


## What can happen

A license plate light aimed toward other drivers may increase the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

Marion will notify the owner, and a dealers will provide a replacement kit, free of charge.  The recall began January 11, 2021.  Owners may contact Marion customer service at 1\-715\-754\-5261.  Marion's number for this recall is 20E\-034.


## Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1\-888\-327\-4236 \(TTY 1\-800\-424\-9153\), or go to www.safercar.gov.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Annual report 3, for 2025 quarter 1 to 2025 quarter 4
- Filed with NHTSA: 2026\-02\-02
- Vehicles in the campaign: 1
- Reported remedied: 0 \(0%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2025 quarter 4, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026\-10\-19.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2018 FREIGHTLINER M2](/makes/freightliner/m2/2018/recalls.md)

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [FAB212](/bulletins/10193778.md), 2021-05-19, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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