Campaign 26V-186

Service brake may take longer than expected to release

Defect summary

Volvo Trucks North America (Volvo Trucks) is recalling certain 2025-2026 VNL (4) vehicles. The service brake may take longer than expected to release. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard numbers 121, "Air Brake Systems."

Consequence

A delayed brake release can increase the risk of crash.

Remedy

Dealers will install an additional brake valve and fittings to the service brake pneumatic plumbing, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed July 29, 2026.Owners may contact Volvo Trucks' customer service at 800-528-6586. Volvo Trucks' number for this recall is RVXX2602.

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file, campaign 26V186000. Text as published by NHTSA.

Vehicles covered

One product line is covered

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA about brakes on these vehicles: 2, of which 0 involved a crash, fire, injury or death. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA.

Vehicles covered by campaign 26V-186
Make	Model	Model years	Complaints on this component
Volvo	VNL (4)	2025 to 2026	2

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls and complaints files. Equipment, tire and child-seat campaigns list products, not vehicles.

Investigation

No NHTSA investigation is linked to this recall

Most recalls are started by the manufacturer. This one lists "Manufacturer" as its origin.

Before the recall

No service bulletins on this component preceded the recall

Distinct manufacturer communications on the same component group, make, model and model year in the 24 months before the report date.

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications file.

Service bulletins

26V-619 Sep 28, 2026
Inaccurate axle load calculations may cause reduced braking performance while transporting smoothbore tanker trailers
26V-260 Apr 23, 2026
Rear brake modulators may have unprotected electrical connectors that can short circuit and lead to a loss of the anti-lock brake system (ABS) and…
26V-076 Feb 10, 2026
If the vehicle is in weight bias mode there may not be enough weight on the parking brake axle, which could result in inadequate parking brake force
25V-102 Feb 18, 2025
Brakes may take longer than expected to activate
22V-896 Dec 6, 2022
Air tank bracket fasteners were excessively tightened and may have broken
20V-782 Dec 15, 2020
Collets (internal jaws) for the brass fitting inserts used in the pneumatic pass-through plate may have been damaged during leak testing