Ud Ud1800, Ud Ud2000, Ud Ud2300, Ud Ud2600, Ud Ud3300, model year 2011. Filed by Ud Trucks Corporation and reported to NHTSA on 8 March 2011. 358 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Ud trucks is recalling certain model year 2011 ud1800, ud2000, ud2300, ud2600, and ud3300 medium duty trucks manufactured from july 22, 2010 through november 29, 2010. the visual optical aiming headlamps and the low beam horizontal adjustment mechanism were not adequately secured to prevent adjustment after …
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 11V177 cover?
- Ud Ud1800, Ud Ud2000, Ud Ud2300, Ud Ud2600, Ud Ud3300, model year 2011.
- What is wrong with them?
- UD TRUCKS IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 UD1800, UD2000, UD2300, UD2600, AND UD3300 MEDIUM DUTY TRUCKS MANUFACTURED FROM JULY 22, 2010 THROUGH NOVEMBER 29, 2010.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- IMPROPER ADJUSTMENTS TO THE HEADLAMPS OR THE LOW BEAM ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM MAY RESULT IN HEADLAMP LIGHTING THAT DOES NOT FULLY ILLUMINATE THE ROAD SURFACE OR MAY INHIBIT THE ABILITY OF MOTORISTS TO SEE VEHICLES WHICH CAN INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. DEALERS WILL MAKE SURE ALL VEHICLES WILL HAVE A PREVENTION CAP INSTALLED OVER THE LOW BEAM HORIZONTAL HEADLAMP ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM TO PREVENT ADJUSTMENT. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 18, 2011. OWNER MAY CONTACT UD TRUCKS AT 972-756-5500.
- What should I do now?
- Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on.
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: “IMPROPER ADJUSTMENTS TO THE HEADLAMPS OR THE LOW BEAM ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM MAY RESULT IN HEADLAMP LIGHTING THAT DOES NOT FULLY ILLUMINATE THE ROAD SURFACE OR MAY INHIBIT THE ABILITY OF MOTORISTS TO SEE VEHICLES WHICH CAN INCREASE THE RISK O…”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 11V177 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | UD TRUCKS CORPORATION |
| System at fault | Exterior Lighting:Headlights |
| Reported to NHTSA | 8 March 2011 |
| Model years | 2011-2011 |
| Vehicles named | UD UD1800, UD UD2000, UD UD2300, UD UD2600, UD UD3300 |
What the notice says today
The consequence
IMPROPER ADJUSTMENTS TO THE HEADLAMPS OR THE LOW BEAM ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM MAY RESULT IN HEADLAMP LIGHTING THAT DOES NOT FULLY ILLUMINATE THE ROAD SURFACE OR MAY INHIBIT THE ABILITY OF MOTORISTS TO SEE VEHICLES WHICH CAN INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL MAKE SURE ALL VEHICLES WILL HAVE A PREVENTION CAP INSTALLED OVER THE LOW BEAM HORIZONTAL HEADLAMP ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM TO PREVENT ADJUSTMENT. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 18, 2011. OWNER MAY CONTACT UD TRUCKS AT 972-756-5500.
What it said before
This campaign is in the register but not yet in the dated wording archive, so we cannot yet say whether its text has moved. It enters the archive on the next pass.
This is one of 663 notices in the record whose component field names exterior lighting. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 43 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
The models named here, across their whole recall history
How to cite this record
Quoting the wording on this page means quoting a version, so the date belongs in the citation:
CarsMultiverse, recall 11V177, wording as read on 17 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/11v177/
The cross-border matches used on this site are deposited as a citable dataset: doi:10.5281/zenodo.22087136. The recall wording itself is published by the national authority named above and is theirs, not ours.
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Other Ud Trucks notices we hold
- 13V053: model year 2011-2013 UD2600 and UD3300 trucks equipped with Allison 3000RDS automatic transmissions
- 12V252: MODEL YEAR 2008-2010 UD 3300 TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH A DUAL STEERING SYSTEM
All 3 Ud Trucks campaigns we hold · Every manufacturer in the record
The fingerprint of this notice
We take a SHA-256 of each of the three blocks of text the authority publishes and keep the first eight characters. As we last read campaign 11V177 on 17 September 2026, they were:
- Defect summary
17319a97 - Consequence
006116de - Remedy
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We first read this notice on 21 August 2026. It has not moved since. If it ever does, these characters will not match, and the change will be dated here.
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