Commercial Truck & Bus Recalls & Complaints
NHTSA lists 6,512 safety recalls and 4,057 owner complaints across 3,439 models from 190 commercial truck and bus makes. Heavy and medium-duty trucks, tractors, refuse trucks, fire apparatus, ambulances, school buses and transit coaches. Fleet operators are legally required to fix open safety recalls, and NHTSA campaign numbers are what the dealer or body builder will ask for.
Most-complained-about commercial truck and bus makes
- Freightliner1,087
- Workhorse470
- Kenworth286
- Peterbilt285
- International275
- International Harvester235
- Blue Bird232
- Mack117
- Thomas69
- Spartan65
- Ic Bus56
- Thomas Built Buses56
Most-complained-about commercial truck and bus models
- Workhorse W22323
- Freightliner Cascadia253
- Freightliner Freightliner135
- Freightliner Columbia96
- Kenworth T68077
- Freightliner Conventional76
- Peterbilt 37960
- Workhorse Chassis56
- Freightliner Business Class M254
- Freightliner Century53
- Blue Bird All American52
- Freightliner Sprinter 250049
Latest commercial truck and bus recalls
The most recently reported campaigns in NHTSA's database that list one of these makes. Updated daily.
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Webbing (seat belts)
PACCAR Incorporated (PACCAR) is recalling certain 2027 Peterbilt 567, 579, 589, Kenworth T680, T880, W900, and W990 vehicles. The belt restraint webbing for the sleeper bunk was not secured properly during manufacturing.
Remedy: Dealers will inspect and replace the bunk restraints, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed December 13, 2026. Owners may contact Kenworth's customer service at…
Affects: Kenworth T680, Kenworth T880, Kenworth W900 and 4 more
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Hoses, lines/piping, and fittings (fuel system)
Temsa is recalling certain 2024-2025 TS35 coaches. The remote fuel filter hoses may separate from the fitting, causing a fuel leak and an engine stall.
Remedy: Cummins dealers will replace the fuel hoses, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed November 19, 2026. Owners may contact Cummins customer service at 1-800-286-6467 or Temsa customer…
Affects: Temsa TS35
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Camera (back over prevention)
Altec Industries, Inc. (Altec) is recalling certain 2026 Service Body, Aerial Device, Digger Derrick, and AC Series Crane vehicles. These vehicles may have been manufactured without a rearview camera installed.
Remedy: Altec will install a camera or provide a camera kit to owners as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters will be mailed December 4, 2026. Owners may contact Altec customer service at 1-877-462-5832.…
Affects: Altec Ac Series Crane, Altec Aerial Device, Altec Digger Derrick and 1 more
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Bumpers (structure)
Altec Industries, Inc. (Altec) is recalling certain 2023-2024 Digger Derrick vehicles. The front winch bumper may be secured with incorrect bolts, which can cause the bumper to detach from the vehicle.
Remedy: Altec will install the correct bolts on the front bumper, free of charge. Owner notification letters will be mailed December 4, 2026. Owners may contact Altec customer service at 1-877-462-5832. Altec's number for this…
Affects: Altec Digger Derrick
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Hoses, lines/piping, and fittings (fuel system)
Sutphen Corporation (Sutphen) is recalling certain 2021 fire trucks equipped with Cummins L9 diesel engines with part number D563027BX03. The remote fuel filter hoses may separate from the fitting, causing a fuel leak and an engine stall.
Remedy: Cummins dealers will replace the fuel hoses, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed December 7, 2026. Owners may contact Cummins customer service at 1-800-286-6467 or Sutphen's customer…
Affects: Sutphen Fire Truck
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Hoses, lines/piping, and fittings (fuel system)
Daimler Trucks North America, LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2022-2025 Freightliner Business Class M2, 2022-2027 FCCC XCM, FCCC XCR, 2023 Freightliner 108SD, 2024-2027 FCCC XCS and FCCC XBS vehicles equipped with certain Cummins L9 diesel engines. The remote fuel filter hoses may separate from the fitting, causing a fuel leak and an…
Remedy: Cummins will replace the fuel hoses, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed November 20, 2026. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712 or Cummins customer service at…
Affects: FCCC Xbs, FCCC Xcm, FCCC Xcr and 3 more
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Electrical system: wiring
E-One Incorporated (E-One) is recalling certain 2024-2026 Typhoon N, 2025-2026 Cyclone N, and 2026 Cyclone II fire trucks. The positive power supply may be loose, causing the wiring harness and busbar to overheat.
Remedy: E-ONE will provide a replacement wiring harness and busbar, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed October 20, 2026. Owners may contact E-One customer service at 1-352-237-1122.
Affects: E-One Cyclone II, E-One Cyclone N, E-One Typhoon N
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Equipment: controls and video (touch)screen/monitor/unit (equipment)
Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp. (KME) is recalling certain 2024 CV515 SFA 4x4 and Severe Service emergency vehicles. A node may become unresponsive and cause a loss of functionality of connected components, such as exterior lighting and pump-mode.
Remedy: KME will work with Fire Research Corporation to replace the node, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed by December 5, 2026. Owners may contact KME customer service at 1-800-235-3928.
Affects: Kme CV515 Sfa 4X4, Kme Severe Service
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Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.