The defect
Shyft Group (Shyft) is recalling certain 2015-2025 Utilimaster Truck Body vehicles. The signal converter may fail, which can cause the brake lights and turn signals to become inoperative.
The risk
Inoperative turn signals and brake lights can fail to alert other road users to the driver's intentions to turn or stop, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Shyft will inspect and repair the signal converter connecters as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 7, 2025. Owners may contact Shyft customer service at 1-800-237-7806. Shyft's number for this recall is 25-16.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Utilimaster Truck Body | 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 |
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utilimaster Truck Body | 2015 | 0 | 2 |
| Utilimaster Truck Body | 2016 | 0 | 2 |
| Utilimaster Truck Body | 2017 | 0 | 1 |
| Utilimaster Truck Body | 2018 | 0 | 3 |
| Utilimaster Truck Body | 2019 | 0 | 4 |
| Utilimaster Truck Body | 2020 | 0 | 2 |
| Utilimaster Truck Body | 2021 | 0 | 2 |
| Utilimaster Truck Body | 2022 | 0 | 1 |
| Utilimaster Truck Body | 2023 | 0 | 1 |
| Utilimaster Truck Body | 2024 | 0 | 1 |
| Utilimaster Truck Body | 2025 | 0 | 1 |
Other exterior lighting recalls in 2025
52 of the 891 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2025 concerned the exterior lighting; Shyft Group filed 49 campaigns in all.
| 25V885000 18 Dec 2025 | Ford Motor Company |
| 25V890000 18 Dec 2025 | Altec Industries, Inc. |
| 25V845000 9 Dec 2025 | Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) |
| 25V831000 1 Dec 2025 | Ford Motor Company |
| 25V804000 20 Nov 2025 | Volvo Trucks North America |
| 25V803000 20 Nov 2025 | Mack Trucks, Inc. |
| 25V756000 3 Nov 2025 | Mack Trucks, Inc. |
| 25V757000 3 Nov 2025 | Volvo Trucks North America |
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