Swifts new driver cameras are a complete piece of crap.
Discussion in 'Swift' started by Trucks66, Jan 29, 2026.
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^killed 22 people. Injured more.
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It could be your camera...every trucks' software integration is different. Shoot, in two different Volvos from the same year I notice software differences. I'm sure there is also similar inconsistencies in the camera software from truck to truck. My camera software hardly triggers me for anything.
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The software integration is different with many things in various trucks.
It could be a version of software, it could be how the mechanic at a certain shop set things up.
It might be how the sensors are calibrated and/or aligned.
They do not seem to have a true standard that they copy and paste, a settings file that they can just simply load from a thumb drive.
A simple option to import settings, like saving and importing bookmarks in a browser. Too simple.
But, no. It is all done manually by hundreds of people with hundreds of settings, and the 'standard' settings can change in a different shop or with a different mechanic or if you happen to be at a dealership for service.
My favorite was a truck that had a no-idle range of 48-68. Then there was the one that had to be below 20 or above 80 to idle.
Freightliner issued a directive for certain DD-15's to raise the idle speed because of poor top end lubrication.
They raised my idle speed when I was in a dealer for a repair and they explained the problem to me.
The next time I was in a Swift shop they dialed it back down. That was a truck that had 3 top end failures, the same failure each time.
The repair they were doing at the time was for the second time it happened. I wonder why the third time happened? -
Ohh, to keep my truck on I connect to a trailer, test the trailer brakes, push the yellow knob, and put my shoes on top of the throttle with a 2x4 propped underneath the pedal to hold 900-1000rpm idle. That way I can get my a/c to 60⁰F all I want. Management has said A B S O L U T E L Y nothing.
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