The defect
Volvo Trucks North America (Volvo Trucks) is recalling certain 2025-2027 VNL (4) and 2026-2027 VNR (4) vehicles equipped with a tanker application package. Inaccurate axle load calculations may cause reduced braking performance while transporting smoothbore tanker trailers.
The risk
Reduced braking performance can require a greater distance to stop, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Dealers will install new software to disable the dynamic trailer braking calculations, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed November 27, 2026. Owners may contact Volvo Trucks' customer service at 800-528-6586. Volvo Trucks' number for this recall is RVXX2610. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will become searchable on NHTSA.gov on October 5, 2026.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Volvo VNL (4) | 2025, 2026, 2027 |
| Volvo VNR (4) | 2026, 2027 |
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC:SOFTWARE/PROGRAMMING
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Volvo VNL (4) | 2025 | 2 | 15 |
| Volvo VNL (4) | 2026 | 4 | 17 |
| Volvo VNL (4) | 2027 | 0 | 7 |
| Volvo VNR (4) | 2026 | 0 | 5 |
| Volvo VNR (4) | 2027 | 0 | 6 |
Other service brakes, electric recalls in 2026
2 of the 666 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2026 concerned the service brakes, electric; Volvo Trucks North America filed 105 campaigns in all.
| 26V620000 28 Sept 2026 | Mack Trucks, Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2026