- Vehicles
- 1,968
- Built between
- Oct 2024 – Feb 2025
- Models
- 7
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 15 May 2025
- Repaired
- 87%
- Unrepaired
- 247
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between October 2024 and February 2025. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2026 Freightliner 108SD
- 2026 Freightliner 114SD
- 2025-2026 Freightliner Business Class M2Built November 2024 to December 2024
- 2026 Freightliner Cascadia
- 2026 Freightliner EM2
- 2025-2026 Western Star 47XBuilt October 2024 to February 2025
- 2025-2026 Western Star 49XBuilt November 2024 to February 2025
Repair progress
247 of 1,968 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q2 2026.
87% repaired — 1,721 of 1,968 reported
Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.
What the defect is
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 could happen
Brake lights that fail increase the risk of a crash.
What gets fixed
Dealers will update the automatic emergency braking system software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 15, 2025.
Parts involved
- ASAM 2025 Software PackA66-12879-007CONFIG-ASAM,12V,GEN8 HF
Part numbers are as filed by the manufacturer and are listed for reference. Your dealer will confirm the correct part for your vehicle.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtOctober 2024 to February 2025
- Recall reported to NHTSA25 March 2025
- Owners notified15 May 2025
- Latest repair reportQ2 2026 — 87% repaired
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 25 March 2025.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Manufacturer contact
Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is F1018.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- F1018
- Recalling manufacturer
- Daimler Trucks North America, LLC
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional 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.
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.