{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Utilimaster recall 26V440 (26-06): 2016, 2019, and 2021 Utilimaster Velocity",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/26v440/",
  "summary": "Recall 26V440 (Utilimaster): An electrical short increases the risk of a fire. Utilimaster's own number: 26-06.",
  "excerpt": "Utilimaster Velocity, model years 2016 to 2021. Filed by Shyft Group and reported to NHTSA on 8 July 2026. 563 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Shyft Group (Shyft) is recalling certain 2016, 2019, and 2021 Utilimaster Velocity vehicles. Water may enter an improperly sealed strobe light and cause a short circuit. 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 Utilimaster's own number for this recall: 26-06. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 26V440 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways. 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: “An electrical short increases the risk of a fire.” 26V440 Shyft Group Exterior Lighting 8 July 2026 2016-2021 UTILIMASTER VELOCITY Shyft Group (Shyft) is recalling certain 2016, 2019, and 2021 Utilimaster Velocity vehicles. Water may enter an improperly sealed strobe light and cause a short circuit. An electrical short increases the risk of a fire. Owners are advised to remove the control module for the strobe light. The remedy is currently under development. Interim owner notification letters explain",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-20T20:15:05+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-08-20T20:15:05+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Utilimaster recall 26V440 (26-06): 2016, 2019, and 2021 Utilimaster Velocity\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/26v440/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}