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title: "FREIGHTLINER EM2 (2026) - Recall 25V187000 — NHTSA record 299665 | Is It on Recall"
description: "Daimler Trucks North America, LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2026 Freightliner eM2, Freightliner 108SD, Freightliner 114SD, Freightliner Cascadia, 2025-2026 Fr"
url: https://isitonrecall.com/recall/nhtsa-299665-freightliner-em2-2026-recall-25v187000/
updated: 2026-10-01
site: "Is It on Recall"
language: en
---

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# FREIGHTLINER EM2 (2026) - Recall 25V187000 — NHTSA record 299665

Published notice; closure not supplied

A campaign record does not say whether this individual vehicle has received the remedy. Check the VIN with NHTSA or the manufacturer.

Source date Mar 25, 2025. Retrieved Oct 1, 2026. Last updated Oct 1, 2026.

Archive changed Oct 1, 2026. USDA FSIS records are unavailable; [check FSIS directly](https://www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls). [Source coverage and dates](https://isitonrecall.com/sources/).

## What the record says

- **Product**: FREIGHTLINER EM2 (2026) - Recall 25V187000
- **Reason**: Daimler Trucks North America, LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2026 Freightliner eM2, Freightliner 108SD, Freightliner 114SD, Freightliner Cascadia, 2025-2026 Freightliner Business Class M2, Western Star 47X, and Western Star 49X vehicles. A software error in the advanced signal and actuator module for the automatic emergency braking system may cause the brake lights to fail to illuminate. Brake lights that fail increase the risk of a crash.
- **Classification**: Not supplied
- **Recalling firm**: Daimler Trucks North America, LLC
- **Quantity**: 1968
- **Agency-reported status**: Published safety recall
- **Source record identifier**: 299665

[Open the official record](https://api.nhtsa.gov/recalls/campaignNumber?campaignNumber=25V187000)

## Lot and product identifiers

| Label field | Details supplied by the agency |
| --- | --- |
| Lot, code or applicability | Product applicability: FREIGHTLINER EM2; model year 2026. Check the model identifiers and, for a vehicle, the VIN on the official recall site. |

Match all identifying details in the current notice. A brand name alone is not enough.

## Distribution

Not supplied

No US distribution state could be established from this record. Check the official notice.

## Dates in the source

- **Report received**: Mar 25, 2025
- **Owner notification**: May 15, 2025
- **Record created**: Mar 26, 2025

FDA company pages use the listing date; enforcement records use initiation dates; CPSC uses recall date; NHTSA uses report-received date. These dates are not interchangeable.

## What to do next

Dealers will update the automatic emergency braking system software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 15, 2025. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is F1018.

[Read the current instructions](https://api.nhtsa.gov/recalls/campaignNumber?campaignNumber=25V187000)

Use [NHTSA's VIN check](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls) to check an individual vehicle and its remedy status.

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