{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Freightliner recall 26V066: 2024-2025 Freightliner Business Class M2",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/26v066/",
  "summary": "Recall 26V066 (Freightliner): A lack of lubrication may cause binding gears and difficulty steering, increasing the risk of a crash.",
  "excerpt": "Freightliner Business Class M2, model years 2024 to 2025. Filed by Fontaine Modification Co. and reported to NHTSA on 4 February 2026. 280 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Fontaine Modification Company (Fontaine Modification) is recalling certain 2024-2025 Freightliner Business Class M2 vehicles. The steering gearbox assembly may have been assembled with insufficient oil. Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. CarsMultiverse / Recalls Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “A lack of lubrication may cause binding gears and difficulty steering, increasing the risk of a crash.” 26V066 FONTAINE MODIFICATION CO. Steering:Gear Box (Other Than Rack And Pinion) 4 February 2026 2024-2025 FREIGHTLINER BUSINESS CLASS M2 Fontaine Modification Company (Fontaine Modification) is recalling certain 2024-2025 Freightliner Business Class M2 vehicles. The steering gearbox assembly may have been assembled with insufficient oil. A lack of lubrication may cause binding gears and difficulty steering, increasing the risk of a crash. Fontaine Modification will inspect and replace the steering gearbox as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed February ",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-20T20:07:52+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-08-20T20:07:52+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Freightliner recall 26V066: 2024-2025 Freightliner Business Class M2\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/26v066/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}