Fccc recall: Exterior lighting
What is wrong
Daimler Trucks North America, LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2023-2024 Freightliner Custom Chassis S2C 106 and 2024-2025 Freightliner Custom Chassis S2RV 106 vehicles. The brake lights may not illuminate when the brakes are automatically applied during an active brake assist (ABA) event.
What could happen
Brake lights that fail to illuminate can fail to indicate to other drivers that the vehicle is slowing down, increasing the risk of a crash.
The fix
Dealers will update the ABA software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 29, 2024. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 800-745-8000. DTNA's number for this recall is F1006.
Vehicles covered
- Fccc S2C 2023–2024
- Fccc S2Rv 2024–2025
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 24V511000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- Daimler Trucks North America, LLC
- Reported to NHTSA
- Jul 3, 2024
- Owners notified
- Aug 29, 2024
- Vehicles or items affected
- 37
- Started by
- The manufacturer
- Built
- –
- Part
- Exterior lighting › Brake lights; Forward collision avoidance › Automatic emergency braking
- Maker's own recall number
- F1006
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.
Other recalls for the same vehicles
- Fccc / Freightliner recall: Exterior lighting Jul 22, 2026
- Fccc / Freightliner / Western Star recall: Steering Jun 4, 2024
- Fccc / Freightliner / Thomas Built Buses and more recall: Wheels Jun 3, 2024
- Fccc / Freightliner / Thomas Built Buses and more recall: Steering Apr 4, 2023
- Fccc / Freightliner recall: Visibility Apr 4, 2023
- Fccc recall: Tires Nov 23, 2021
To check one car, enter its 17-character VIN on the official NHTSA page: a recall may cover only some vehicles of a model year.
Recall data: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Nebula is not affiliated with or endorsed by NHTSA.