Volvo Vnr (4), Volvo Vnl (4), model years 2025 to 2027. Filed by Volvo Trucks North America and reported to NHTSA on 28 September 2026. 392 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Volvo Trucks North America (Volvo Trucks) is recalling certain 2025-2027 VNL (4) and 2026-2027 VNR (4) vehicles equipped with a tanker application package. Inaccurate axle load calculations may cause reduced braking performance while transporting smoothbore tanker trailers.
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.
Volvo's own number for this recall: RVXX2610. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 26V619 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways.
What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 26V619 cover?
- Volvo Vnr (4), Volvo Vnl (4), model years 2025-2027.
- What is wrong with them?
- Volvo Trucks North America (Volvo Trucks) is recalling certain 2025-2027 VNL (4) and 2026-2027 VNR (4) vehicles equipped with a tanker application package. Inaccurate axle load calculations may cause reduced braking performance while transporting smoothbore tanker trailers.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- Reduced braking performance can require a greater distance to stop, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. Dealers will install new software to disable the dynamic trailer braking calculations, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed November 27, 2026. Owners may contact Volvo Trucks' customer service at 800-528-6586. Volvo Trucks' number for this recall is RVXX2610. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will become searchable on NHTSA.gov on October 5, 2026.
- What should I do now?
- Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on. Volvo calls this recall RVXX2610, which is the number on the owner letter and the dealer paperwork.
Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on.
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 26V619 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | Volvo Trucks North America |
| System at fault | Service Brakes, Electric |
| Reported to NHTSA | 28 September 2026 |
| Model years | 2025-2027 |
| Vehicles named | VOLVO VNR (4), VOLVO VNL (4) |
What the notice says today
The defect
Volvo Trucks North America (Volvo Trucks) is recalling certain 2025-2027 VNL (4) and 2026-2027 VNR (4) vehicles equipped with a tanker application package. Inaccurate axle load calculations may cause reduced braking performance while transporting smoothbore tanker trailers.
The consequence
Reduced braking performance can require a greater distance to stop, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Dealers will install new software to disable the dynamic trailer braking calculations, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed November 27, 2026. Owners may contact Volvo Trucks' customer service at 800-528-6586. Volvo Trucks' number for this recall is RVXX2610. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will become searchable on NHTSA.gov on October 5, 2026.
What it said before
Nothing has changed while we have been watching. We first read this campaign on 1 October 2026 and last read it on 1 October 2026.
The copy we hold today hashes to 7166234bad2064c77bf3cf76dcb90d05…, so if it is ever edited the change is provable rather than a matter of memory.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
Official record: NHTSA campaign 26V619. Every Volvo campaign we hold: Volvo recalls.
Owners of these cars
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