NHTSA safety recall

Recall 09V391000 · manufacturer campaign 09C-2

Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Hoses, Lines/piping, And Fittings — Freightliner, Sterling, Western Star · reported 6 Oct 2009 · 10,185 vehicles potentially affected

What's wrong

DAIMLER TRUCKS IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2006 THROUGH 2010 HEAVY TRUCKS MANUFACTURED BETWEEN JANUARY 17, 2006 AND MARCH 31, 2009, EQUIPPED WITH EPA07 MODEL MBE4000 ENGINES BUILT WITH PLASTIC LOW PRESSURE FUEL LINES. THE PLASTIC LINES MAY EXPERIENCE LEAKS DUE TO FATIGUE CRACKS CAUSED BY STRESS AND VIBRATION COMBINED WITH HIGH INTERNAL PRESSURE.

The risk

IF A DIESEL FUEL LEAK CONTINUES UNDETECTED UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS FUEL MAY IGNITE ON A HOT ENGINE SURFACE AND/OR FUEL MAY SPILL ON THE ROAD INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

The fix

DAIMLER TRUCKS WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND THE REMEDY WILL BE PERFORMED BY DETROIT DIESEL CORPORATION AUTHORIZED REPAIR FACILITIES AND DIRECT WARRANTY CUSTOMERS. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 7, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DAIMLER TRUCKS AT 1-800-547-0712.

DAIMLER TRUCK'S RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS 09C-2.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 <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .

NHTSA campaign
09V391000
Manufacturer campaign
09C-2
Filed by
Daimler Trucks North America
Report received
6 Oct 2009
Owners notified
7 May 2010
Potentially affected
10,185

Vehicles covered by this recall

Whether a particular car is affected and still unrepaired depends on its VIN — a model year being listed does not mean every car of that year is included. Check any VIN free on CarLogs, or at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

2006 Freightliner Cascadia 2007 Freightliner Cascadia 2008 Freightliner Cascadia 2009 Freightliner Cascadia 2010 Freightliner Cascadia 2006 Freightliner Century 2007 Freightliner Century 2008 Freightliner Century 2009 Freightliner Century 2010 Freightliner Century 2006 Freightliner Columbia 2007 Freightliner Columbia 2008 Freightliner Columbia 2009 Freightliner Columbia 2010 Freightliner Columbia 2006 Freightliner Fld 2007 Freightliner Fld 2008 Freightliner Fld 2009 Freightliner Fld 2010 Freightliner Fld 2006 Sterling 8500 2007 Sterling 8500 2008 Sterling 8500 2009 Sterling 8500 2010 Sterling 8500 2009 Sterling 9500 2010 Sterling 9500 2006 Western Star 4900 2007 Western Star 4900 2008 Western Star 4900 2009 Western Star 4900 2010 Western Star 4900

Is this car's recall fixed?

Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer, for the life of the vehicle. A CarLogs report shows the recall status for a specific VIN as reported by the manufacturer — whether it's open or repaired, and whether the fix is available yet.

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