The defect
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.
The risk
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 remedy
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.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Fccc S2C | 2023, 2024 |
| Fccc S2RV | 2024, 2025 |
Components: FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fccc S2C | 2023 | 0 | 1 |
| Fccc S2C | 2024 | 0 | 1 |
| Fccc S2RV | 2024 | 0 | 1 |
| Fccc S2RV | 2025 | 0 | 3 |
Other exterior lighting recalls in 2024
40 of the 950 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2024 concerned the exterior lighting; Daimler Trucks North America, LLC filed 166 campaigns in all.
| 24V965000 20 Dec 2024 | Orange EV |
| 24V913000 6 Dec 2024 | Forest River, Inc. |
| 24V904000 2 Dec 2024 | Tesla, Inc. |
| 24V895000 27 Nov 2024 | Forest River, Inc. |
| 24V889000 25 Nov 2024 | Porsche Cars North America, Inc. |
| 24V871000 19 Nov 2024 | Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) |
| 24V766000 15 Oct 2024 | McNeilus Truck & Manufacturing, Inc. |
| 24V755000 10 Oct 2024 | General Motors, LLC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2024