Recall · 26V176000
Daimler Coaches North America recalled 2 models over electrical system
511
Vehicles covered
2
Models
20
Model years
March 23, 2026
Filed with NHTSA
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:SWITCHES/KNOBS/BUTTONS
- The defect
- Daimler Coaches North America (Daimler Coaches) is recalling certain 2009-2020 Setra S417 and 2012-2019 Setra S407 vehicles. The switches for the hazard warning lights, defroster, heating and air conditioning system, and fan speed may fail to illuminate correctly. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 101, "Control and Displays."
- What it can cause
- The driver may be distracted by switches that are too bright or by searching for switches that are too dim or not illuminated, increasing the risk of a crash.
- What the dealer does
- Daimler Coaches will repair the hazard warning lights switch, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 11, 2026. Owners may contact Daimler Coaches' customer service at 1-416-624-3558.
The repair is free, whatever the age or mileage of the vehicle, and whether or not you are the original owner.
Which vehicles
A recall reaches a range of VINs inside these model years, not every car built in them. Yours may not be covered even if it is listed here, and the only way to find out is NHTSA's own VIN lookup .
| Vehicle | Model years | Safety record |
|---|---|---|
| SetraS407 | 2012 to 2019 | Not published here |
| SetraS417 | 2009 to 2020 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 511 vehicles this is a bigger campaign than 51% of the 19,818 vehicle recalls filed since 1995 whose size NHTSA published. The middle campaign on file covers 472. It covers model years 2009 to 2020, so the oldest vehicles on it were 17 model years old when the defect was reported to NHTSA.
Setra vehicles have been recalled over the electrical system 8 times before this, most recently in June 2014 as 14V369000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
The vehicles on this campaign carry one other recall published here: 21V469000 (structure).
Check your own car
A VIN check is the only answer for a specific vehicle, and it also shows every other open recall on it, which is usually the reason it is worth doing rather than reading one campaign.
Filed by Daimler Coaches North America with NHTSA on March 23, 2026 as campaign 26V176000. Every word of the defect, consequence and remedy above is NHTSA's published record of that filing, not a summary of it.
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