OFFICIAL CAMPAIGN FILE

NHTSA campaign 24V668000

NHTSA campaign 24V668000 covers 22 published year-and-model reports from 2 makes in this index and lists 16,890 potentially affected units campaign-wide. VIN eligibility must be checked separately.

Report received September 10, 2024 · Snapshot September 21, 2026

01 / DEFECT RECORD

What NHTSA campaign 24V668000 says

NHTSA campaign 24V668000 identifies EXTERIOR LIGHTING, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE and states that 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.

Defect summary

Daimler Trucks North America, LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2024-2025 Freightliner 108SD, 2022-2025 Freightliner 114SD, Freightliner Business Class M2, 2025 Freightliner eM2, 2020-2025 Western Star 49X, 2021-2025 Western Star 47X, and 2022-2025 Western Star 57X vehicles that may be upfitted with a body lighting interface controller and replacement brake lights. The brake lights may not illuminate when the brakes are automatically applied during an active brake assist (ABA) event.

Consequence summary

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.

02 / CORRECTIVE ACTION

Remedy for NHTSA campaign 24V668000

For NHTSA campaign 24V668000, the filed corrective action says: Dealers will update the ABA software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed October 24, 2024. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 800-745-8000. DTNA's number for this recall is F1009.

Dealers will update the ABA software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed October 24, 2024. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 800-745-8000. DTNA's number for this recall is F1009.

Owner notification: October 24, 2024
Filing manufacturer: Daimler Trucks North America, LLC
Component groups: EXTERIOR LIGHTING, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE

03 / PUBLISHED VEHICLES

Vehicles listed under NHTSA campaign 24V668000

RecallRoad links 22 year-and-model reports associated with NHTSA campaign 24V668000; the list reflects published source rows, not individual VIN coverage.