Volvo VN 2025 Trucks: Electrical Short Risk of Engine Stall or Fire
Volvo is recalling certain 2025-2026 VN trucks due to improperly routed power cables that can cause electrical shorts, leading to engine stalls or fire risks. Owners should contact customer service for free repairs.
Use caution until it’s fixed
An electrical short can cause an engine stall, increasing the risk of a crash. An electrical short can also cause the cables to overheat, increasing the risk of a fire.
What happened, in plain English
Volvo is recalling specific 2025-2026 VN trucks because their power cables may be improperly routed, causing electrical shorts that could lead to engine stalls or fires. This recall is important because it addresses a potential safety hazard that could result in crashes or fires if not fixed. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/1342483-volvo-vn-2025-trucks-electrical-short-risk-of-engine-stall.
Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/1342483-volvo-vn-2025-trucks-electrical-short-risk-of-engine-stall · Updated October 8, 2026 · Official notice: NHTSA #25V332000
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“Volvo VN 2025 Trucks: Electrical Short Risk of Engine Stall or Fire.” GovInfoNow, updated October 8, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/1342483-volvo-vn-2025-trucks-electrical-short-risk-of-engine-stall. Based on NHTSA recall #25V332000 (https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls?nhtsaId=25V332000).
Why it’s dangerous
Improperly routed power cables can cause electrical shorts. These shorts may lead to engine stalls, which increase crash risk, or overheating of cables that could cause fires.
Who’s affected
Owners of 2025-2026 Volvo VN trucks are affected. Drivers using these trucks are at risk if the power cables are improperly routed.
How to tell if you have this one
Check if your truck is a 2025-2026 Volvo VN model. The recall was notified to owners via mail on June 17, 2025.
- Brand
Volvo Trucks- Category
Vehicle
What to do — step by step
Contact Customer Service
Call Volvo Trucks' customer service at 800-528-6586 to schedule a free repair.
Get Repair Kit
Dealers will re-route the power cables at no cost to fix the electrical short.
What NHTSA says to do
Dealers will re-route the power cables, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 17, 2025. Owners may contact Volvo Trucks' customer service at 800-528-6586. Volvo Trucks' number for this recall is RVXX2505.
How this recall unfolded
Recall timeline
Owners were mailed letters 11 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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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 #25V332000 (June 6, 2025)
- Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on October 8, 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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