NHTSA safety recall

Recall 10V189000 · manufacturer campaign FL-578

Fuel System, Other — Freightliner · reported 7 May 2010 · 30,704 vehicles potentially affected

What's wrong

DAIMLER TRUCKS IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2008 THROUGH 2011 FREIGHTLINER COLUMBIA, CASCADIA, CORONADO, CENTURY, M2, STERLING 9500, AND WESTERN STAR 4900 VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH DD 13 AND DD15/DD16 ENGINES AND MANUFACTURED FROM JANUARY 1, 2007 THROUGH APRIL 5, 2010. SHOULD THE FUEL FILTER BECOME RESTRICTED, THE LOW PRESSURE FUEL FLANGE MAY DEVELOP A CRACK RESULTING IN A FUEL LEAK.

The risk

FUEL LEAKING ONTO THE ROADWAY MAY RESULT IN VEHICLE CRASH.

The fix

THE LOW PRESSURE FUEL FLANGE WILL BE REPLACED WITH A MORE ROBUST COMPONENT. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DAIMLER TRUCKS AT 1-800-547-0712.

DAIMLER TRUCKS RECALL NO. FL-578.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
10V189000
Manufacturer campaign
FL-578
Filed by
Daimler Trucks North America
Report received
7 May 2010
Owners notified
17 Sep 2010
Potentially affected
30,704

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.

2008 Freightliner Cascadia 2009 Freightliner Cascadia 2010 Freightliner Cascadia 2011 Freightliner Cascadia 2008 Freightliner Century 2009 Freightliner Century 2010 Freightliner Century 2011 Freightliner Century 2008 Freightliner Columbia 2009 Freightliner Columbia 2010 Freightliner Columbia 2011 Freightliner Columbia 2008 Freightliner Coronado 2009 Freightliner Coronado 2010 Freightliner Coronado 2011 Freightliner Coronado 2008 Freightliner M2 2009 Freightliner M2 2010 Freightliner M2 2011 Freightliner M2

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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