Koenigsegg is recalling seven 2025 and 2026 CC850 hypercars in the U.S., and this Koenigsegg CC850 recall covers a parking brake that may not engage properly in reverse. The fix is a software update. It costs owners nothing, and Koenigsegg can deliver it over the air or through a dealer.
The Swedish maker filed the recall with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on October 21, 2026. Seven cars sounds like a tiny number, and it is. Still, on a car this rare, seven U.S. cars make up a real slice of the whole run.
Below, we cover what the recall says and how the fix works. We also explain what the CC850 is and why it exists, because few cars on sale today have a story quite like it.
What the Koenigsegg CC850 recall covers
The NHTSA record for campaign 26V694000 lists Koenigsegg Automotive AB as the manufacturer and seven potentially affected vehicles. It covers the 2025 and 2026 model years. Specifically, NHTSA files the fault under the software in the parking brake’s electrical control module.
According to the summary, the electronic parking brake may not engage properly in reverse. As a result, the car could move when the driver doesn’t expect it to. In NHTSA’s words, “unintended vehicle movement increases the risk of a crash or injury.”
However, NHTSA’s record does not tell owners to stop driving or to park outside. It also lists no fire risk. In short, the problem is about the brake holding the car in place, not about the engine or the fuel system.
How Koenigsegg will fix it
The remedy is simple. Koenigsegg will update the parking brake control software, either over the air or at a dealer, free of charge. Meanwhile, the record says owner notification letters should go out on October 29, 2026.
Owners don’t need to wait for the letter, though. NHTSA lists Koenigsegg’s customer service number as 703-712-8324. Our advice: if you own a CC850, call, confirm the update, and park on level ground where you can until it’s done.
Because the fix is software, the over-the-air route can reach a car wherever it sits. That means many owners may never need a trip to a dealer for this one.
What the CC850 is
Koenigsegg built the CC850 as a tribute to the CC8S, the car that launched the company. In fact, it revealed the car at Monterey Car Week in August 2022, evo reported. The design echoes the original’s single side intake and wraparound windscreen, though with a more modern execution.
The engine is a 5.0-liter all-alloy V8 with a flat-plane crank and twin turbochargers. According to evo, it makes up to 1,365 bhp at 7,800 rpm on E85 fuel. On high-octane gasoline, output drops to 1,168 bhp at 7,500 rpm. It also produces 1,020 lb-ft of torque and revs to 8,500 rpm.
Evo adds that the V8 shares its 92 mm bore and 95.25 mm stroke with the engine in the Jesko. Even so, the CC850 stays light. Evo puts Koenigsegg’s quoted curb weight at 1,385 kg.
A manual gearbox that can also drive itself
The gearbox is the clever part. Koenigsegg calls it the Engage Shift System. Evo explains that it works as a six-speed manual, with a gated H-pattern shifter and a clutch pedal.
On the other hand, a separate “D” gate turns it into a nine-speed automatic. That automatic draws on the Jesko’s nine-speed Light Speed Transmission. So an owner can row through a metal gate on a back road, then let the car shift itself in town.
NHTSA’s recall doesn’t tie the brake problem to the gearbox. Instead, it points only to the parking brake control software, which is why a code update is enough.
Why seven cars is a big share
At first, Koenigsegg planned 50 cars. However, the run sold out within days of the reveal at The Quail, according to Supercars.net. Koenigsegg then asked its early buyers whether they would accept a longer run. Once they agreed, it added 20 more, for 70 in all.
That total ties two anniversaries together. Christian von Koenigsegg was turning 50, and the CC8S had entered production 20 years earlier. “The CC8S put us on the map and made us successful,” he said of the original car. On demand for the new one, he added, “The response to the CC850 is overwhelming.”
Do the math, and the seven recalled U.S. cars equal a tenth of the 70 cars Koenigsegg planned. For a maker this small, that is a notable share of one model under a single recall.
What CC850 owners should do next
First, watch for the letter. Then schedule the update, or accept it over the air when it arrives. In the meantime, owners can check their vehicle identification number on NHTSA’s recall site, where the campaign appears as 26V694000.
The record itself is short and clear. It lists seven 2025-2026 CC850s and one software fix at no charge, with owner letters expected on October 29, 2026.
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