Volvo Trucks North America recall 26V208

Affected vehicles (2)

Component / system

Defect

Volvo Trucks North America (Volvo Trucks) is recalling certain 2025-2027 VNL (4) and 2026-2027 VNR (4) vehicles. The vehicle turn signals may not function properly. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."

Risk / consequence

Turn signals that do not function properly may fail to indicate the driver's intention to change vehicle direction, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Dealers will update the turn signal indicator software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 7, 2026. Owners may contact Volvo Trucks' customer service at 800-528-6586. Volvo Trucks' number for this recall is RVXX2604. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will be searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning Feb April 8, 2026.

Chronology of events

1. Jan 13, 2026

   January 13, 2026: While doing road approval on a test vehicle, inoperative trailer turn signal indicators were observed when connected to the trailer using incandescent lamps. A malfunction message was observed stating "trailer position light malfunction".

2. Jan 26, 2026

   January 26, 2026: Engineering begins an investigation for root cause analysis.

3. Feb 9, 2026

   February 9, 2026: Engineering finds that a lower current setting is enabled for all trucks built with added body builder functionality. Trucks built without increased functionality are not affected.

Notification schedule

Dealer notification

Apr 08, 2026 - Apr 08, 2026 No Dealers

Owner notification

May 31, 2026 - May 31, 2026 Phased Recall