Exterior lighting (Utilimaster)
Vehicle recall 26V-440. NHTSA received Shyft Group’s report on Jul 8, 2026.
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The short answer
NHTSA received Shyft Group’s report on Jul 8, 2026. Copied from NHTSA on Oct 23, 2026.
Every line below is in NHTSA’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
An electrical short increases the risk of a fire.
Shyft Group (Shyft) is recalling certain 2016, 2019, and 2021 Utilimaster Velocity vehicles.
Water may enter an improperly sealed strobe light and cause a short circuit.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 23, 2026. Updated daily.
- NHTSA’s part: Exterior lighting.
What should you do?
Owners are advised to remove the control module for the strobe light. The remedy is currently under development. Interim owner notification letters explaining the safety risk were mailed July 17, 2026. Another notice will be sent once the remedy becomes available. Owners may contact Shyft customer service at 1-800-237-7806. Shyft’s number for this recall is 26-06.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 23, 2026. Updated daily.
- Check a vehicle by its VIN at NHTSA: the recalls still open on it are listed there.
Which ones are recalled?
NHTSA counts 563 vehicles potentially involved, across everything this recall names.
Each model year opens its own page: every recall naming it, its owner complaints and its crash ratings.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 23, 2026. Updated daily.
Who is recalling it?
- Made by Shyft Group.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 23, 2026. Updated daily.
What the record doesn’t say
- NHTSA’s recall file doesn’t say whether anyone was hurt. Owners’ complaints are counted on each vehicle’s page.
- Whether one vehicle or seat has been fixed: only its maker, or NHTSA’s lookup with a VIN, can say.
- How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
Hearth Record wrote these lines.
Sources
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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Recalls flat file (FLAT_RCL_POST_2010).
Released Oct 23, 2026 and checked Oct 23, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
Vehicle, car seat, tire and vehicle equipment recalls, owner complaints and crash ratings are from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Copied on Oct 23, 2026.