Freightliner S2C/S2RV Brake Light Recall: ABA Failure Risk
Daimler Trucks North America recalls certain Freightliner S2C and S2RV vehicles because brake lights may not illuminate during automatic brake assist events.
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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.
What happened, in plain English
Daimler Trucks North America is recalling certain 2023-2024 Freightliner Custom Chassis S2C 106 and 2024-2025 Freightliner Custom Chassis S2RV 106 vehicles. The brake lights may fail to illuminate when the brakes are automatically applied during an active brake assist event. This increases the risk of a crash because other drivers may not see that the vehicle is slowing down. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/1341894-freightliner-s2c-s2rv-brake-light-recall-aba-failure-risk.
Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/1341894-freightliner-s2c-s2rv-brake-light-recall-aba-failure-risk · Updated October 9, 2026 · Official notice: NHTSA #24V511000
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“Freightliner S2C/S2RV Brake Light Recall: ABA Failure Risk.” GovInfoNow, updated October 9, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/1341894-freightliner-s2c-s2rv-brake-light-recall-aba-failure-risk. Based on NHTSA recall #24V511000 (https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls?nhtsaId=24V511000).
Why it’s dangerous
The hazard mechanism is that the brake lights do not turn on when the vehicle's automatic braking system engages. This means following traffic cannot visually confirm the vehicle is decelerating, which can lead to rear-end collisions.
Who’s affected
Owners of specific 2023-2024 Freightliner Custom Chassis S2C 106 and 2024-2025 Freightliner Custom Chassis S2RV 106 vehicles are affected. Other drivers on the road are at risk if these brake lights fail to signal slowing.
How to tell if you have this one
Check if your vehicle is a 2023-2024 Freightliner Custom Chassis S2C 106 or a 2024-2025 Freightliner Custom Chassis S2RV 106. Owner notification letters were mailed on August 29, 2024.
- Brand
Freightliner Custom Chassis- Category
Vehicle
What to do — step by step
Contact Dealer For Repair
Dealers will update the ABA software free of charge to fix the brake light issue.
Call Customer Service
Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 800-745-8000 for more information.
What NHTSA says to do
Dealers will update the ABA software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 29, 2024. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 800-745-8000. DTNA's number for this recall is F1006.
How this recall unfolded
Recall timeline
Owners were mailed letters 57 days after NHTSA received the defect report.
- NHTSA received the defect report
- Owner letters mailed
- Added to GovInfoNow
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
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Where this comes from
The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official NHTSA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.
- Official source: NHTSA Recall #24V511000 (July 3, 2024)
- Plain-language summary written by qwen3.6:35b-a3b on October 9, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the NHTSA notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
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