- Vehicles
- 23,276
- Built between
- Oct 2025 – Jul 2026
- Models
- 4
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- Not yet
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between October 2025 and July 2026. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2026-2027 FCCC S2CBuilt January 2026 to July 2026
- 2026-2027 FCCC S2RVBuilt December 2025 to July 2026
- 2026-2027 Freightliner Business Class M2Built October 2025 to June 2026
- 2026-2027 Freightliner EM2Built November 2025 to June 2026
What the defect is
Daimler Trucks North America, LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2026-2027 Freightliner EM2, Freightliner Custom Chassis S2RV, Freightliner Custom Chassis S2C, and Freightliner Business Class M2 vehicles. A software error may cause the low beam headlights to illuminate improperly.
What could happen
Insufficient low beam headlight illumination can reduce driver visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.
What gets fixed
Dealers will update the headlight software, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed September 20, 2026.
Parts involved
- HeadlampA66-41940-000HEADLAMP-LED,LHD,LH
- HeadlampA66-41940-001HEADLAMP-LED,LHD,RH
- HeadlampA66-41940-002HEADLAMP-LED,LHD,HTD,LH
- HeadlampA66-41940-003HEADLAMP-LED,LHD,HTD,RH
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 2025 to July 2026
- Recall reported to NHTSA22 July 2026
No owner-notification date has been published yet. Manufacturers normally write to registered owners within 60 days of reporting a recall.
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 22 July 2026.
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 F1036.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- F1036
- 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.
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.