Freightliner Business Class M2, model years 2025 to 2027. Filed by Daimler Trucks North America, LLC and reported to NHTSA on 1 October 2026. 24 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) is recalling certain 2025-2027 Freightliner Business Class M2 vehicles. The underbody insulation may contact hot exhaust components.
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.
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Freightliner's own number for this recall: F1041. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 26V635 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 26V635 cover?
- Freightliner Business Class M2, model years 2025-2027.
- What is wrong with them?
- Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) is recalling certain 2025-2027 Freightliner Business Class M2 vehicles. The underbody insulation may contact hot exhaust components.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- Insulation that comes into contact with hot exhaust components increases the risk of a fire.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Not yet. The remedy is currently under development. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed November 30, 2026. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is F1041.
- What should I do now?
- Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on. Freightliner calls this recall F1041, 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 | 26V635 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | Daimler Trucks North America, LLC |
| System at fault | Structure |
| Reported to NHTSA | 1 October 2026 |
| Model years | 2025-2027 |
| Vehicles named | FREIGHTLINER BUSINESS CLASS M2 |
What the notice says today
The defect
Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) is recalling certain 2025-2027 Freightliner Business Class M2 vehicles. The underbody insulation may contact hot exhaust components.
The consequence
Insulation that comes into contact with hot exhaust components increases the risk of a fire.
The remedy
The remedy is currently under development. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed November 30, 2026. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is F1041.
What it said before
Nothing has changed while we have been watching. We first read this campaign on 9 October 2026 and last read it on 9 October 2026.
The copy we hold today hashes to b94bed44973e140234a7751f18ca5a5c…, 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 26V635. Every Freightliner campaign we hold: Freightliner recalls.
Owners of these cars
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