Which Super Duty trucks are included
Ford's Part 573 filing lists 28,450 Super Duty trucks: 17,512 F-250s, 10,295 F-350s, 523 F-450s and 120 F-550s, all from model year 2026. NHTSA campaign 26V606 also includes 13,298 model-year 2025–2027 Expedition SUVs, bringing the total campaign population to 41,748 vehicles.
Model and year alone do not prove that a truck is covered. Ford says the affected population is tied to headlamp assemblies produced with potentially contaminated LED chips and identified through supplier and vehicle traceability data.
The safety risk and free remedy
The filing says affected Super Duty trucks may lose daytime running lamps, parking lamps, low beams or high beams, depending on the headlamp type. Inoperable exterior lighting can reduce a driver's visibility or make the truck less visible to others, increasing crash risk and creating a Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 108 noncompliance.
Dealers will inspect both headlamp assemblies and replace any that fail inspection at no charge. Ford reported six warranty claims and six field reports involving six vehicles as of September 10 and said it was not aware of a related crash or injury.
What drivers and fleets should do
Ford's filing says a dashboard indicator should illuminate when low-beam or high-beam headlamps become inoperative. Drivers should report a lighting warning or failed lamp through normal maintenance procedures and should not wait for a routine inspection if required lighting is not working.
NHTSA's acknowledgement says affected VINs are scheduled to become searchable October 26. The primary records give different owner-letter windows—October 26 in the acknowledgement and November 6–13 in Ford's later recall schedule—so owners should use Ford's recall system, NHTSA's VIN lookup or an authorized dealer for the current status. Reference NHTSA campaign 26V606 or Ford recall 26C43.
Primary sources and supporting records
- National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: Part 573 Safety Recall Report 26V606Primary manufacturer filing for affected models, population, defect, warning, field reports and remedy schedule • Published 2026-09-22 • Checked October 4, 2026 at 5:04 PM
- National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: Recall acknowledgement 26V606Primary agency acknowledgement for campaign status, safety consequence, remedy and VIN-search date • Published 2026-09-29 • Checked October 4, 2026 at 5:04 PM
- Ford Motor Company: 2026 Ford Super Duty specifications and official model referencesPrimary manufacturer reference for current Super Duty model range and vehicle appearance • Published 2026 • Checked October 4, 2026 at 5:04 PM
- Cars.com: Ford recalls 41,000-plus SUVs and pickup trucks for failing exterior lightingIndependent reputable recall coverage and trending discovery corroboration • Published 2026-10-01 • Checked October 4, 2026 at 5:04 PM
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