# Daimler Truck

> Daimler Truck's circularity claim has operational edges: remanufactured parts and reconditioned high-voltage batteries. Those are separate qualification lanes with different return, safety and warranty rules.

- Industry: Automotive & Mobility
- Collection: Active
- Materials: Batteries
- Processes: Recycling
- Evidence through: 2026-09-18
- Canonical URL: https://www.materialtransition.com/library/daimler-truck

## Material inputs to resolve

Commercial vehicles, components and batteries

Daimler Truck states 93% theoretical recyclability across its vehicles, up to 97% for named battery-electric models, and says reconditioned high-voltage batteries entered Mercedes-Benz Trucks use from 2025. The company reports that the remanufactured batteries generate around one third fewer CO2e emissions than newly produced batteries. It does not prove regional reverse-logistics capacity or battery availability.

**93%** Theoretical vehicle recyclability

**Open** Site, grade and buyer evidence

**Screening** No commercial claim

**As of** September 18, 2026

- Returned vehicle components
- High-voltage batteries and battery modules

### Outputs and residuals to resolve

- Remanufactured parts and reconditioned batteries
- Recovered metals and regulated battery fractions

**First decision:** State of health, transport classification, disassembly path, warranty and customer return terms.

## What is disclosed

Daimler Truck reports circular-economy policies across redesign, repair, reuse, remanufacturing and recycling, including reconditioned high-voltage batteries.

#### What remains unproven

No public source establishes battery state of health, regional collection volume, reman location, warranty terms or secondary-material allocation.

### Decision boundary

The public record supports one bounded next move: State of health, transport classification, disassembly path, warranty and customer return terms. It does not establish a buyer, commercial approval or supply agreement.

## Material flow map

| Material or stream | Qualification gate | Process or destination | Evidence still needed |
|-|-|-|-|
| Returned vehicle components | Composition and specification | Remanufactured parts and reconditioned batteries | Site, volume and buyer evidence |
| High-voltage batteries and battery modules | Condition and logistics | Recovered metals and regulated battery fractions | Yield and destination evidence |

This is a public screening map. It separates company-disclosed flows from open qualification work. It does not convert a destination into a buyer or an announced ambition into operating capacity.

## Three defensible entry lanes

#### High-voltage battery return loop

Start with one battery model and reverse-logistics region, not a fleet-wide circularity claim.

**Next evidence:** State of health, transport classification, disassembly path, warranty and customer return terms.

#### Qualification path

Separate public activity from an approved material lane.

**Next evidence:** Named site, technical owner and test plan.

#### Commercial boundary

Do not infer a buyer or supply commitment.

**Next evidence:** Commercial terms and approval.

## Evidence register

- **Circular Economy** Daimler Truck https://www.daimlertruck.com/en/sustainability/planet/circular-economy [1]
- **2025 Annual Report** Daimler Truck https://www.daimlertruck.com/fileadmin/user\_upload/documents/investors/reports/annual-reports/2025/daimler-truck-ir-annual-report-2025-incl-combined-management-report-dth-ag.pdf [2]
- **2025 sustainability progress** Daimler Truck https://www.daimlertruck.com/en/newsroom/stories/ten-facts-that-demonstrate-our-sustainability-progress-in-2025 [3]

Source hierarchy: filings and company disclosures first. The brief states what those sources support and leaves the unresolved plant, grade, permit, buyer and mass-balance questions explicit.

## Material Transition editorial interpretation

The next useful working session starts with: State of health, transport classification, disassembly path, warranty and customer return terms.

## Sources

- [1] Circular Economy - https://www.daimlertruck.com/en/sustainability/planet/circular-economy
- [2] 2025 Annual Report - https://www.daimlertruck.com/fileadmin/user_upload/documents/investors/reports/annual-reports/2025/daimler-truck-ir-annual-report-2025-incl-combined-management-report-dth-ag.pdf
- [3] 2025 sustainability progress - https://www.daimlertruck.com/en/newsroom/stories/ten-facts-that-demonstrate-our-sustainability-progress-in-2025

From the Material Transition company brief library: https://www.materialtransition.com/library/daimler-truck