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NHTSA recall 25V187000

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Campaign
Published byNHTSA (United States)
Campaign number25V187000
Manufacturer's numberF1018
ManufacturerDaimler Trucks North America, LLC
Reported2025-03-25
Owners notified2025-05-15
ComponentEXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS; FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
Units potentially affected1968
Part numbersA66-12879-007
Remedy progress the manufacturer reported
ReportQuarterly report 6, for 2026 quarter 3
Filed with NHTSA2026-10-13
Vehicles in the campaign1968
Reported remedied1763 (89%)
Reported unreachable0
Reported removed0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2026 quarter 3, 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.

What is wrong

Daimler Trucks North America, LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2026 Freightliner eM2, Freightliner 108SD, Freightliner 114SD, Freightliner Cascadia, 2025-2026 Freightliner Business Class M2, Western Star 47X, and Western Star 49X vehicles. A software error in the advanced signal and actuator module for the automatic emergency braking system may cause the brake lights to fail to illuminate.

What can happen

Brake lights that fail increase the risk of a crash.

The remedy

Dealers will update the automatic emergency braking system software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 15, 2025. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is F1018.

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 nhtsa.gov.

Vehicles this campaign lists
2026 FREIGHTLINER 108SD
2026 FREIGHTLINER 114SD
2025 FREIGHTLINER BUSINESS CLASS M2Built 2024-11-25 to 2024-12-02.
2026 FREIGHTLINER BUSINESS CLASS M2
2026 FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA
2026 FREIGHTLINER EM2
2025 WESTERN STAR 47XBuilt 2024-10-10 to 2025-02-28.
2026 WESTERN STAR 47X
2025 WESTERN STAR 49XBuilt 2024-11-25 to 2025-02-21.
2026 WESTERN STAR 49X

A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.

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