2026 Volvo VNL Trucks Instrument Panel May Fail While Driving
Volvo Trucks is recalling certain 2025–2026 VNL (4) vehicles because the instrument panel may fail while driving, potentially hiding critical safety information like the speedometer and warning lights.
What this means for you
Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.
Our severity reasoning: This is a structural vehicle defect involving loss of critical safety displays (speedometer, warning lights) that increases crash risk. Although no deaths or serious injuries are reported in the source text, the defect involves safety-critical information systems and represents a significant risk of harm, placing it in the High category.
Plain-English summary
Volvo Trucks North America is recalling certain 2025–2026 VNL (4) vehicles. The instrument panel cluster may fail while driving.
When the instrument panel fails, critical safety information such as the speedometer and warning lights may not display. This failure increases the risk of a crash and violates Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 101, "Controls and Displays."
Approximately 115 vehicles are potentially affected. Owner notification letters were mailed on May 8, 2026. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in the recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning April 1, 2026.
Dealers will replace the instrument panel clusters free of charge. Owners may contact Volvo Trucks' customer service at 800-528-6586. Volvo Trucks' internal recall number is RVXX2603.
The recalled product
- Product
- 2026 VOLVO VNL (4)
- Brand
- VOLVO
- Manufacturer
- Volvo Trucks North America
- Hazard
- instrument-panel-failure
- loss-of-safety-displays
- crash-risk
- Affected units
- 115
Is your product affected?
Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.
Model numbers (1)
- VNL (4)
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.