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2025 Freightliner EM2 — federal recalls on file

2 federal recalls reported for the 2025 Freightliner EM2

These are federal recalls reported for the 2025 Freightliner EM2. A recall may apply only to certain VIN ranges or production windows. To confirm whether your specific VIN is in the affected window, use NHTSA's official per-VIN lookup or enter your VIN on our check page.

25V-046 Open recall Mar 12, 2025

Daimler Trucks North America, LLC

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:POWER DISTRIBUTION MODULE/IPDM

Daimler Trucks North America, LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2020-2025 Freightliner eCascadia and 2022-2026 Freightliner eM2 trucks. The electric vehicle power distribution module (EVDM) may not be assembled properly, which can cause electrical circuits to disconnect and result in a loss of drive power.

Risk: A loss of drive power increases the risk of a crash.

Remedy: Dealers will inspect and repair or replace the EVDM as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 20, 2025. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is F1017. The repair is free at any franchised dealer of your brand.

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24V-668 Open recall Sep 10, 2024

Daimler Trucks North America, LLC

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING

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.

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.

Remedy: 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. The repair is free at any franchised dealer of your brand.

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