Recalls You Need to Know About in February 2026
If you have Ford, General Motors, Hyundai, Nissan, Oshkosk, Toyota, Rivian, Paccar, TICO, or Terex vehicles in your fleet, you should check these important recalls issued by the National Highway Safety Administration.

What NHTSA safety recalls might impact your fleet in February 2026?
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In February 2026, what recalls are out there that you need to know about, and which ones might impact your fleet? Work Truck has the answers in this comprehensive overview of recent recalls issued by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
The recalls are categorized as either pickup truck, van, and SUV recalls, or medium- and heavy-duty truck recalls, and the manufacturers are listed in alphabetical order.
Find the details below:
Pickup Truck, Van & SUV
Ford
Recall Number: 25SA4
Vehicles: 2019 Explorer, 2024 Explorer, and 2016-2018 Focus
Potential Units Affected: 2,403
Component: Equipment
Breakdown: The engine block heater may crack and develop a coolant leak, causing it to short circuit when the block heater is plugged in.
Solution: Owners are advised not to plug in their block heater until the vehicle is remedied. Dealers will replace the block heater, free of charge. Interim letters, notifying owners of the safety risk, are expected to be mailed Feb. 13, 2026. Additional letters will be sent once the final remedy is available, anticipated in April 2026.
Recall Number: 26C02
Vehicles: 2026 Explorer
Potential Units Affected: 8
Component: Visibility
Breakdown: During manufacturing, the windshield may not have been properly bonded to the vehicle, allowing it to detach in a crash.
Solution: Dealers will remove and replace the windshield, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed Jan. 30, 2026.
General Motors
Recall Number: N252532830
Vehicles: 2024-2025 Chevrolet Blazer EV
Potential Units Affected: 20
Component: Parking brake
Breakdown: The rear parking brake wiring harness may become damaged or corroded, resulting in unintended activation of the parking brake or loss of the parking brake function.
Solution: Dealers will replace the chassis harness, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed on March 9, 2026.
Hyundai
Recall Number: 292
Vehicles: 2020-2025 Palisade
Potential Units Affected: 568,576
Component: Air bags
Breakdown: The side curtain air bags for third-row occupants may deploy improperly in a crash.
Solution: The remedy is currently under development. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed March 23, 2026.
Nissan
Recall Number: PD185 and PMA61
Vehicles: 2025-2026 Frontier, 2025 Altima, 2025 Sentra, and 2026 Kicks
Potential Units Affected: 26,432
Component: Latches/locks/linkages
Breakdown: The door strikers may have been improperly welded and break, allowing the door to open while moving.
Solution: Dealers will replace the door strikers, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed March 13, 2026.
Oshkosh
Recall Number: NGDV_TSB_057
Vehicles: 2025 NGDV
Potential Units Affected: 40
Component: Wheels
Breakdown: The rear axle hub fasteners may loosen, causing the wheel to detach.
Solution: Oshkosh Defense will replace and properly tighten the fasteners, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed on Jan. 30, 2026
Toyota
Recall Number: 111
Vehicles: 2024-2025 Toyota Tundra and Tundra Hybrid
Potential Units Affected: 161,268
Component: Back over prevention
Breakdown: The rearview camera image may not display when the vehicle is placed in reverse.
Solution: Dealers will update the parking assist ECU software, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed March 10, 2026.
Rivian
Recall Number: FSAM-1795
Vehicles: 2022-2025 R1T and 2022-2026 R1S
Potential Units Affected: 869
Component: Seat belts
Breakdown: The bolts that secure the second-row driver and passenger side seat belt retractor assemblies may be improperly tightened.
Solution: Rivian will inspect and tighten the bolts as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed March 9, 2026.
Recall Number: FSAM-1794
Vehicles: 2022-2025 R1S and R1T
Potential Units Affected: 19,641
Component: Suspension
Breakdown: The toe link may have been reassembled incorrectly during service procedures performed before March 10, 2025.
Solution: Rivian will replace the rear toe link bolts, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed Feb. 24, 2026
Medium- & Heavy-Duty Recalls
Ford
Recall Number: 26C01
Vehicles: 2025 F-59 and F-53
Potential Units Affected: 231
Component: Exterior lighting
Breakdown: The exterior brake lights may illuminate unexpectedly or fail to illuminate when the brake pedal is activated, due to an incorrectly installed switch.
Solution: Dealers will replace the stop light switch, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed Jan. 30, 2026.
Paccar
Recall Number: 26PACA
Vehicles: 2025 Kenworth L770 and 2024-2026 Peterbilt 520
Potential Units Affected: 219
Component: Steering
Breakdown: The right-hand stand-up (RHSU) configuration on the steering cross-shaft may become stressed and fail.
Solution: Dealers will inspect and repair the steering cross-shafts and replace any damaged or broken cross-shafts, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed March 20, 2026.
TICO
Recall Number: N/A
Vehicles: 2018-2026 Pro Spotter Tandem
Potential Units Affected: 113
Component: Suspension
Breakdown: The track rod mounting bracket for the forward rear axle, of the tandem axles set may crack and break, which can result in track rod detachment.
Solution: Dealers will inspect and replace the track rod mounting bracket as necessary, free of charge. Interim owner notification letters explaining the safety risk were mailed by Jan. 31, 2026.
Terex
Recall Number: SN735
Vehicles: 2025 TL-Series, LT-Series, LTM40, HR40, HR46, and SCM55
Potential Units Affected: 88
Component: Equipment
Breakdown: The control valve may have been assembled with an incorrect plug, causing the hydraulic equipment to overheat
Solution: Dealers will inspect and repair the control valve as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed Jan. 23, 2026.
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