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Recalls You Need to Know About in March 2025

If you have Chrysler, Daimler Vans, Ford, General Motors, Rivian, Toyota, Autocar, Daimler Truck, Hino Motors, Nikola, Paccar, Terberg Benschop, Terex, or Volvo Trucks in your fleet, you should check these important recalls issued by the National Highway Safety Administration.

March 11, 2025
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What NHTSA safety recalls might impact your fleet in March 2025?

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In March 2025, 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.

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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.

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Find the details below:

Pickup Truck, Van & SUV Recalls

Chrysler

  • Recall Number: 11C

  • Vehicles: 2022 Jeep Grand Cherokee and 2021-2022 Jeep Grand Cherokee L

  • Potential Units Affected: 133

  • Component: Equipment, back over prevention

  • Breakdown: The center stack upper display (DCSD) contains a transistor that may overheat and prevent the rearview camera image from displaying.

  • Solution: Dealers replaced the DCSD, free of charge. All affected vehicles have been repaired. Owner notification letters were mailed Feb. 27, 2025.

Daimler Vans

  • Recall Number: V3ESCHWEI

  • Vehicles: 2024 Mercedes-Benz eSprinter

  • Potential Units Affected: 689

  • Component: Parking brake, power train

  • Breakdown: The welds on the helical gear within the rear axle drivetrain may fail, causing a loss of drive power.

  • Solution: Dealers will replace the rear axle electric drivetrain, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed April 11, 2025.

Ford

  • Recall Number: 25S05

  • Vehicles: 2021 Expedition, 2021-2022 Super Duty F-250, F-350, F-450, F-550, F-600, and 2020-2022 Lincoln Corsair

  • Potential Units Affected: 91,580

  • Component: Back over prevention

  • Breakdown: The rearview camera may display a blank or distorted image.

  • Solution: The remedy is currently under development. Interim letters, notifying owners of the safety risk, were mailed Feb. 27, 2025. A second notice will be sent once the final remedy is available.

  • Recall Number: 25S09

  • Vehicles: 2020-2021 Explorer and Aviator

  • Potential Units Affected: 240,510

  • Component: Seatbelts

  • Breakdown: The seat belt buckle anchor bolts at one or more seating positions may be improperly secured. Additionally, vehicles may have an improperly secured seat belt retractor anchor bolt and/or seat belt anchor bolt at the second-row center seating position, if equipped.

  • Solution: Dealers will inspect seat belt buckle anchor bolts in all seating positions. Additionally, dealers will inspect the seat belt retractor anchor bolt and seat belt anchor bolt at the second-row center seating position, if equipped. If loose anchor bolts are found, the affected seat components will be replaced. Repairs will be performed free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed March 31, 2025.

  • Recall Number: 25C04

  • Vehicles: 2022-2024 Maverick

  • Potential Units Affected: 1,635

  • Component: Exterior lighting, electrical system

  • Breakdown: In the event that one of the rear turn signals stops working, the vehicle will not adjust the turn signal flash rate frequency to warn the driver that a turn signal has failed.

  • Solution: Dealers will update the body control module software, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed March 31, 2025.

  • Recall Number: 25S07

  • Vehicles: 2022-2024 Maverick 

  • Potential Units Affected: 2,711

  • Component: Exterior lighting, electrical system

  • Breakdown: The body control module (BCM) may inadvertently deactivate one or both rear tail lights.

  • Solution: Dealers will update the body control module software, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed March 31, 2025. 

General Motors

  • Recall Number: N242490120

  • Vehicles: 2022 GMC Sierra 1500

  • Potential Units Affected: 70,768

  • Component: Structure

  • Breakdown: The attachments that hold the front grille deflectors in place may fracture, resulting in grille detachment.

  • Solution: The remedy is currently in development. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed March 18, 2025.

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Rivian

  • Recall Number: FSAM-1612

  • Vehicles: 2025 R1S and R1T

  • Potential Units Affected: 17,260

  • Component: Exterior lighting

  • Breakdown: The headlight low beams may fail to illuminate when starting the vehicle in cold weather.

  • Solution: Rivian will replace the headlight control modules, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed March 28, 2025.

Toyota

  • Recall Number: 25TB04 and 25TA04

  • Vehicles: 2024-2025 Tacoma

  • Potential Units Affected: 106,061

  • Component: Service brakes, hydraulic

  • Breakdown: The rear brake hoses can be damaged if mud and dirt build up inside the rear wheels. This can result in a brake fluid leak.

  • Solution: Dealers will replace both rear brake hoses, free of charge. Interim letters notifying owners of the safety risk are expected to be mailed March 24, 2025. A second letter will be sent once the remedy is available.

Medium- & Heavy-Duty Recalls

Autocar

  • Recall Number: ACX-2501

  • Vehicles: 2024-2025 ACX (Xpeditor)

  • Potential Units Affected: 2

  • Component: Forward collision avoidance

  • Breakdown: A software error may cause the forward collision sensing radar to fail.

  • Solution: Dealers will update the radar software, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed March 27, 2025.

  • Recall Number: ACTT-2501

  • Vehicles: 2023-2025 E-ACTT

  • Potential Units Affected: 130

  • Component: Electrical system

  • Breakdown: A software error may allow the vehicle to rollaway while on an incline and cause an engine stall.

  • Solution: Dealers will update the vehicle software, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed March 27, 2025.

Daimler Trucks

  • Recall Number: F1017

  • Vehicles: 2020-2025 Freightliner eCascadia and 2022-2026 Freightliner eM2

  • Potential Units Affected: 810

  • Component: Electrical system

  • Breakdown: The electric vehicle power distribution module (EVDM) may not be assembled properly, which can cause electrical circuits to disconnect and result in a loss of drive power.

  • Solution: The remedy is currently under development. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed March 31, 2025.

Hino Motors

  • Recall Number: AB2Q0

  • Vehicles: 2022-2025 NH7A, NJ7A, NJ7B, NJ7C, NV7A, NV7B, and NV7C

  • Potential Units Affected: 19,026

  • Component: Service brakes, air

  • Breakdown: Contact with the fender can damage the front right brake tube and cause a leak.

  • Solution: Dealers will inspect, secure, or replace the air tube as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed April 7, 2025.

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Nikola

  • Recall Number: 24VDC1101

  • Vehicles: 2024-2025 Tre FCEV 

  • Potential Units Affected: 95

  • Component: Fuel system, other, fuel/propulsion system

  • Breakdown: The hydrogen tank mounting block bolts may be too long and damage the tank.

  • Solution: Dealers will inspect and replace the bolts, and replace the hydrogen tank as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed March 15, 2025.

Paccar

  • Recall Number: 25KWB and 25PBB

  • Vehicles: 2025 Kenworth T180, Peterbilt 535, 567, 2025-2026 Kenworth T280, 2023-2026 Kenworth T380, 2024-2026 Kenworth T480, 2024-2026 Peterbilt 536, 537, and 548.

  • Potential Units Affected: 5,378

  • Component: Exterior lighting, electrical system

  • Breakdown: The exterior lighting switch may fail, resulting in the hazard lights and the instrument display back-light brightness adjustment not functioning.

  • Solution: Dealers will update the vehicle cab controller unit (VECU) software, free of charge. Owners are advised that a non-responsive switch can be temporarily reset by a key cycle. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed March 30, 2025. 

Terberg Benschop

  • Recall Number: CAM0175

  • Vehicles: 2023-2024 YTXX3

  • Potential Units Affected: 33

  • Component: Steering

  • Breakdown: A steering arm bolt may have been improperly tightened.

  • Solution: Dealers will disassemble, clean, and reassemble the linkage, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed March 10, 2025.

Terex

  • Recall Number: N/A

  • Vehicles: 2024 Commander vehicles equipped with Meritor MX-23-810 axles.

  • Potential Units Affected: 29

  • Component: Powertrain

  • Breakdown: The front axle may have an incorrect thrust bearing installed.

  • Solution: Terex will provide inspection instructions and replacement axles as necessary, free of charge. The manufacturer has not yet provided a schedule for recall notification.

Volvo Trucks

  • Recall Number: RVXX2501

  • Vehicles: 2023-2025 VNR Electric

  • Potential Units Affected: 13

  • Component: Electrical system

  • Breakdown: The high voltage battery may contain loose hardware, which can create a short circuit inside the battery cells.

  • Solution: Dealers will replace the batteries, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed April 6, 2025.

  • Recall Number: RVXX2502

  • Vehicles: 2023-2025 New VN

  • Potential Units Affected: 8

  • Component: Service brakes, air

  • Breakdown: The brakes may take longer than expected to activate.

  • Solution: Dealers will install a new pneumatic circuit, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed April 18, 2025. 

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