NHTSA safety recall

Recall 10V341000 · manufacturer campaign 10C-5

Engine And Engine Cooling — Fccc, Freightliner, Sterling and others · reported 27 Jul 2010 · 5,743 vehicles potentially affected

What's wrong

DAIMLER TRUCKS IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2007 THROUGH 2011 FREIGHTLINER, FCCC, STERLING, AND WESTERN STAR HEAVY TRUCKS MANUFACTURED FROM SEPTEMBER 5, 2006, THROUGH JUNE 30, 2010, EQUIPPED WITH SPECIFIC MBE900 EPA04 AND EPA07 MODEL ENGINES. THE INTAKE AIR GRID HEATER MAY SHORT CIRCUIT AND FAIL DUE TO EXCESSIVE INTERNAL TEMPERATURES.

The risk

A SHORT CIRCUITED GRID HEATER COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE FIRE AND INJURY TO VEHICLE OCCUPANTS.

The fix

DAIMLER TRUCKS WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND DEALERS WILL REPAIR THE BUSES FREE OF CHARGE. REPAIRS WILL BE PERFORMED BY DETROIT DIESEL CORPORATION AUTHORIZED REPAIR FACILITIES. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON OR ABOUT JULY 29, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DAIMLER TRUCKS TOLL-FREE AT 1-800-547-0712.

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 <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .

NHTSA campaign
10V341000
Manufacturer campaign
10C-5
Filed by
Daimler Trucks North America
Report received
27 Jul 2010
Owners notified
29 Jul 2011
Potentially affected
5,743

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.

2007 Fccc S2 2008 Fccc S2 2009 Fccc S2 2010 Fccc S2 2011 Fccc S2 2007 Freightliner Cascadia 2008 Freightliner Cascadia 2009 Freightliner Cascadia 2010 Freightliner Cascadia 2011 Freightliner Cascadia 2007 Freightliner Century 2008 Freightliner Century 2009 Freightliner Century 2010 Freightliner Century 2011 Freightliner Century 2007 Freightliner Columbia 2008 Freightliner Columbia 2009 Freightliner Columbia 2010 Freightliner Columbia 2011 Freightliner Columbia 2007 Freightliner Fld 2008 Freightliner Fld 2009 Freightliner Fld 2010 Freightliner Fld 2011 Freightliner Fld 2007 Freightliner M2 2008 Freightliner M2 2009 Freightliner M2 2010 Freightliner M2 2011 Freightliner M2 2007 Sterling 7500 2008 Sterling 7500 2009 Sterling 7500 2011 Sterling 7500 2007 Sterling 8500 2008 Sterling 8500 2009 Sterling 8500 2010 Sterling 8500 2011 Sterling 8500 2007 Sterling 9500 2008 Sterling 9500 2009 Sterling 9500 2010 Sterling 9500 2011 Sterling 9500 2007 Sterling Acterra 2008 Sterling Acterra 2009 Sterling Acterra 2010 Sterling Acterra 2011 Sterling Acterra 2007 Western Star 4900 2008 Western Star 4900 2009 Western Star 4900 2010 Western Star 4900 2011 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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