NHTSA safety recall

Recall 11V146000 · manufacturer campaign 10C-5

Engine And Engine Cooling — Freightliner, Sterling, Western Star · reported 3 Mar 2011 · 2,073 vehicles potentially affected

What's 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.

The risk

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.

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
11V146000
Manufacturer campaign
10C-5
Filed by
Daimler Trucks North America
Report received
3 Mar 2011
Owners notified
2 Dec 2011
Potentially affected
2,073

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 2011 Freightliner Cascadia 2006 Freightliner Century 2007 Freightliner Century 2008 Freightliner Century 2009 Freightliner Century 2010 Freightliner Century 2011 Freightliner Century 2006 Freightliner Columbia 2007 Freightliner Columbia 2008 Freightliner Columbia 2009 Freightliner Columbia 2010 Freightliner Columbia 2011 Freightliner Columbia 2006 Freightliner Fld 2007 Freightliner Fld 2008 Freightliner Fld 2009 Freightliner Fld 2010 Freightliner Fld 2011 Freightliner Fld 2006 Freightliner M2 2007 Freightliner M2 2008 Freightliner M2 2009 Freightliner M2 2010 Freightliner M2 2011 Freightliner M2 2006 Sterling 9500 2007 Sterling 9500 2008 Sterling 9500 2009 Sterling 9500 2010 Sterling 9500 2011 Sterling 9500 2006 Western Star 4900 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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