Volvo Exterior Lighting: Switch

Volvo is recalling about 5,257 vehicles over a problem with the exterior lighting. A hazard switch that is not illuminated may be difficult to locate when needed, increasing the risk of a crash or injury.

Campaign
25V214000
Manufacturer
Volvo Trucks North America
Reported
8 April 2025
Vehicles
5,257
Built between
Jan 2022 – Mar 2025
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
25 April 2025
Repaired
96%
Unrepaired
214

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between January 2022 and March 2025. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2023-2026 Volvo VNL (4)Built January 2022 to March 2025

Repair progress

214 of 5,257 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q2 2026.

96% repaired — 5,043 of 5,257 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

Volvo Trucks North America (Volvo Trucks) is recalling certain 2023-2026 New VN trucks. The hazard switch back lighting may become inoperative. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 101, "Controls and Displays."

What could happen

A hazard switch that is not illuminated may be difficult to locate when needed, increasing the risk of a crash or injury.

What gets fixed

Dealers will update the vehicle master control unit (VMCU) software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 25, 2025.

Parts involved

  • Control Unit23685627VMCU 2

Part numbers are as filed by the manufacturer and are listed for reference. Your dealer will confirm the correct part for your vehicle.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtJanuary 2022 to March 2025
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA8 April 2025
  3. Owners notified25 April 2025
  4. Latest repair reportQ2 2026 — 96% 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 8 April 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 Volvo Trucks' customer service at 800-528-6586. Volvo Trucks' number for this recall is RVXX2503.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
RVXX2503
Recalling manufacturer
Volvo Trucks North America
Safety standard
FMVSS 101
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 888-327-4236 (TTY 888-275-9171) 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.

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