Ford Recalls Certain 2026 Super Duty Trucks and 2025–27 Expeditions for Contaminated LED Headlights (26V606)

Ford is recalling certain 2026 Super Duty trucks — F-250, F-350, F-450, and F-550 — and certain 2025–2027 Expeditions because the headlight assemblies may contain a contaminated LED chip. That chip can knock out daytime running lights, parking lights, high beams, or low beams, so the trucks fail federal lighting rule FMVSS 108. NHTSA lists the campaign as 26V606 (26V606000); Ford’s number is 26C43. Dealers will inspect and replace the headlight assemblies as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to mail October 26, 2026, and involved VINs become searchable on NHTSA.gov the same day.

For Super Duty shoppers and owners, this is a lighting compliance recall — not a park-it order. NHTSA’s public Vehicle API record does not print a unit total for 26V606000, so TruckDaily’s default language is certain trucks in the model years above. Secondary coverage that invents a different total is not NHTSA API fact.

Sources

• NHTSA Vehicle Recalls API — 2026 Ford F-250 SD (primary: campaign 26V606000, Summary / Consequence / Remedy, Ford 26C43, letters and VIN searchable Oct 26, 2026)
• NHTSA recalls / VIN lookup (VIN searchable for this campaign beginning October 26, 2026)
• Forbes via Yahoo Autos — Zachary Folk (secondary, updated Sep 30, 2026 — attributed population and Ford statement on accidents / warranty claims; not a substitute for the NHTSA API record)
• Ford customer service 1-866-436-7332; NHTSA Vehicle Safety Hotline 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-888-275-9171)

Recall facts

TruckDaily take

Who this is for. Anyone who owns, ordered, or is shopping a 2026 Super Duty (F-250 through F-550) or a 2025–2027 Expedition — especially night drivers and anyone who just took delivery.

Who should skip the shrug. Skip treating a dead low beam or missing DRL as “just an LED.” FMVSS 108 is the federal lighting rule. Skip waiting for the October 26 letter if you can get a dealer inspection lined up once Ford’s procedure is live. Skip paying for a compliance recall fix.

What we’d do today. Mark October 26, 2026 for the VIN search and owner letter. Until then, verify every lighting mode on your truck (DRL, park, low, high) in daylight and dark. If a mode is out, call Ford at 1-866-436-7332 and your dealer — do not invent a park-it order NHTSA did not flag. Prefer a free dealer inspect-and-replace over a roadside bulb swap that is not the recall remedy.

What NHTSA filed

NHTSA’s Vehicle Recalls API lists Ford Motor Company campaign 26V606000 for certain 2025–2027 Expedition and certain 2026 F-250 SD, F-350 SD, F-450 SD, and F-550 SD vehicles. The Summary says the headlight assemblies may contain a contaminated LED chip that can cause loss of daytime running lights, parking lights, high beams, or low beams — so the trucks fail FMVSS 108.

The Consequence line is the shopper one: loss of exterior lighting can reduce visibility and raise crash risk. The Remedy is concrete — dealers inspect and replace the headlight assemblies as necessary, free of charge. Ford’s internal number is 26C43. Owner letters are expected October 26, 2026. Involved VINs become searchable on NHTSA.gov the same day. Owners may also call the NHTSA Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-888-275-9171).

NHTSA’s public Vehicle API record for 26V606000 does not include a unit total. TruckDaily defaults to “certain” and does not invent a total from conflicting third-party pages.

What Forbes adds (attributed only)

Forbes’ Zachary Folk, republished via Yahoo Autos and updated September 30, 2026, attributes a 41,748-vehicle total broken into F-250 SD 17,512, F-350 SD 10,295, F-450 SD 523, F-550 SD 120, and Expedition (2025–2027) 13,298. The same piece says Ford reported it was unaware of related accidents or injuries and cited six warranty claims and field reports.

Those figures are Forbes attribution — useful context, not a substitute for the NHTSA Vehicle API record, which still does not print a unit total. Other secondary tallies that clash with Forbes are not used here.

Shopper checklist

1. Confirm your truck is in scope: 2026 F-250 / F-350 / F-450 / F-550 Super Duty, or 2025–2027 Expedition.
2. Walk every light mode — DRL, parking, low beam, high beam — before you need them at night.
3. Calendar October 26, 2026 for the NHTSA VIN search and Ford owner letter.
4. Call Ford customer service 1-866-436-7332 if a lighting mode is already out; ask the dealer about free inspect-and-replace under 26C43 / 26V606.
5. Do not pay for a federal compliance recall repair once the remedy is available.
6. Do not invent a “park it” order — parkIt / parkOutSide / OTA are all false in the API record — and do not invent a unit total NHTSA did not publish in the Vehicle API.

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