{"source":"nhtsa","country":"us","campaign":"25V187000","date":"2025-03-25","owner_notified":"2025-05-15","manufacturer":"Daimler Trucks North America, LLC","component":"EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS; FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING","summary":"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.","consequence":"Brake lights that fail increase the risk of a crash.","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.","mfr_campaign":"F1018","part_number":"A66-12879-007","units":1968,"completion":{"kind":"quarterly","report_number":6,"period_from":"2026-3","period_to":"2026-3","submitted":"2026-10-13","involved":1968,"remedied":1763,"unreachable":0,"removed":0,"remedied_percent":89,"as_of":"2026-10-19"},"do_not_drive":false,"park_outside":false,"notification":null,"french":null,"vehicles":[{"year":2026,"make":"FREIGHTLINER","model":"108SD","vehicle_id":"2026_freightliner_108sd","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":2026,"make":"FREIGHTLINER","model":"114SD","vehicle_id":"2026_freightliner_114sd","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":2025,"make":"FREIGHTLINER","model":"BUSINESS CLASS M2","vehicle_id":null,"match":null,"built_from":"2024-11-25","built_to":"2024-12-02"},{"year":2026,"make":"FREIGHTLINER","model":"BUSINESS CLASS M2","vehicle_id":null,"match":null,"built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":2026,"make":"FREIGHTLINER","model":"CASCADIA","vehicle_id":"2026_freightliner_cascadia","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":2026,"make":"FREIGHTLINER","model":"EM2","vehicle_id":null,"match":null,"built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":2025,"make":"WESTERN STAR","model":"47X","vehicle_id":null,"match":null,"built_from":"2024-10-10","built_to":"2025-02-28"},{"year":2026,"make":"WESTERN STAR","model":"47X","vehicle_id":null,"match":null,"built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":2025,"make":"WESTERN STAR","model":"49X","vehicle_id":null,"match":null,"built_from":"2024-11-25","built_to":"2025-02-21"},{"year":2026,"make":"WESTERN STAR","model":"49X","vehicle_id":null,"match":null,"built_from":null,"built_to":null}],"may_apply":true,"as_of":"2026-10-19","lookup":{"nhtsa":"https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls","tc":"https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng","maker":null},"attribution":[],"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/nhtsa/25V187000"}