NHTSA campaign 24V668000 · Manufacturer campaign F1009
Freightliner and Western Star Recall 24V-668: Brake Lights May Fail to Illuminate
NHTSA recall 24V668000 (Manufacturer campaign F1009) was reported by Daimler Trucks North America, LLC on September 10, 2024, with 16,890 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Western Star 49X, Western Star 47X, Freightliner 114SD and more for model years 2020–2025. Owners were notified on October 24, 2024, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 24V668000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 24V668000 (also written 24V-668 or 24V668)
- Filed by
- Daimler Trucks North America, LLC
- Manufacturer campaign number
- F1009
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 16,890 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Forward Collision Avoidance — Automatic Emergency Braking
- Owners notified
Repair completion: 90.62% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated October 21, 2026)
NHTSA cautions against comparing completion rates across recalls or manufacturers. How try.vin reads them.
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 24V668000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
Freightliner
Freightliner 108SD
Freightliner 114SD
Freightliner Business Class M2
Freightliner EM2
- 2025 · Vehicles built April 9, 2024 – July 24, 2024 (per NHTSA)
Western Star
Western Star 47X
Western Star 49X
Western Star 57X
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 24V668000.
Defect description
Daimler Trucks North America, LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2024-2025 Freightliner 108SD, 2022-2025 Freightliner 114SD, Freightliner Business Class M2, 2025 Freightliner eM2, 2020-2025 Western Star 49X, 2021-2025 Western Star 47X, and 2022-2025 Western Star 57X vehicles that may be upfitted with a body lighting interface controller and replacement brake lights. The brake lights may not illuminate when the brakes are automatically applied during an active brake assist (ABA) event.
Safety consequence
Brake lights that fail to illuminate can fail to indicate to other drivers that the vehicle is slowing down, increasing the risk of a crash.
Manufacturer remedy
Dealers will update the ABA software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed October 24, 2024. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 800-745-8000. DTNA's number for this recall is F1009.
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 24V668000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.