Freightliner / Sterling / Western Star recall: Engine and engine cooling
What is wrong
Daimler trucks (dtna) is recalling certain model year 2006 through 2011 freightliner, cascadia, century, columbia fld, and m2, sterling 9500, and western star 4900 heavy trucks manufactured from march 20, 2006, through june 30, 2010, equipped with specific mbe4000 epa07 model engines. The intake air grid heater may short circuit and fail due to excessive internal temperatures.
What could happen
A short circuited grid heater could result in a vehicle fire and injury to vehicle occupants.
The fix
Dtna will notify owners of the recall during march 2011. Another notification will be issued once the remedy is released. Dtna expects the remedy to be available by december 1, 2011. Repairs will be performed by dtna dealers free of charge. Owners may contact dtna toll-free at 1-800-547-0712. This recall is asscociated with a previous recall, campaign number 10v-341.
Vehicles covered
- Freightliner Cascadia 2006–2011
- Freightliner Century 2006–2011
- Freightliner Columbia 2006–2011
- Freightliner Fld 2006–2011
- Freightliner M2 2006–2011
- Sterling 9500 2006–2011
- Western Star 4900 2006–2011
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 11V146000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- Daimler Trucks North America
- Reported to NHTSA
- Mar 3, 2011
- Owners notified
- Dec 2, 2011
- Vehicles or items affected
- 2,073
- Started by
- The manufacturer
- Built
- –
- Part
- Engine and engine cooling
- Maker's own recall number
- 10C-5
Notes
Daimler trucks' recall campaign number is 10c-5.owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov .
Other recalls for the same vehicles
- Freightliner / Sterling / Western Star recall: Exterior lighting Apr 14, 2020
- Freightliner / Sterling / Western Star recall: Equipment Aug 16, 2012
- Freightliner / Sterling / Western Star recall: Engine and engine cooling Feb 28, 2012
- Fccc / Freightliner / Sterling and more recall: Engine and engine cooling Jul 27, 2010
- Freightliner / Sterling / Western Star recall: Engine and engine cooling Mar 23, 2010
- Western Star recall: Parking brake Jan 10, 2024
To check one car, enter its 17-character VIN on the official NHTSA page: a recall may cover only some vehicles of a model year.
Recall data: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Nebula is not affiliated with or endorsed by NHTSA.