NHTSA safety recall

Recall 11V455000 · manufacturer campaign 10C-5

Engine And Engine Cooling › Engine — Freightliner, Sterling, Thomas Built Buses · reported 31 Aug 2011 · 43 vehicles potentially affected

What's wrong

DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2005 THROUGH 2012 FREIGHTLINER M2, STERLING ACTERRA, 7500 & 8500, AND THOMAS BUILT HDX VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM JUNE 23, 2004, THROUGH MARCH 15, 2011, 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 VEHICLES FREE OF CHARGE. REPAIRS WILL BE PERFORMED BY DETROIT DIESEL CORPORATION AUTHORIZED REPAIR FACILITIES. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 12, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DAIMLER TRUCKS TOLL-FREE AT 1-800-547-0712. THIS RECALL IS AN EXPANSION OF 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
11V455000
Manufacturer campaign
10C-5
Filed by
Daimler Trucks North America
Report received
31 Aug 2011
Owners notified
12 Sep 2011
Potentially affected
43

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.

2005 Freightliner M2 2006 Freightliner M2 2007 Freightliner M2 2008 Freightliner M2 2009 Freightliner M2 2010 Freightliner M2 2011 Freightliner M2 2012 Freightliner M2 2005 Sterling 7500 2006 Sterling 7500 2007 Sterling 7500 2008 Sterling 7500 2009 Sterling 7500 2010 Sterling 7500 2011 Sterling 7500 2012 Sterling 7500 2005 Sterling 8500 2006 Sterling 8500 2007 Sterling 8500 2008 Sterling 8500 2009 Sterling 8500 2010 Sterling 8500 2011 Sterling 8500 2012 Sterling 8500 2005 Sterling Acterra 2006 Sterling Acterra 2007 Sterling Acterra 2008 Sterling Acterra 2009 Sterling Acterra 2010 Sterling Acterra 2012 Sterling Acterra 2005 Thomas Built Buses Hdx 2006 Thomas Built Buses Hdx 2007 Thomas Built Buses Hdx 2008 Thomas Built Buses Hdx 2009 Thomas Built Buses Hdx 2010 Thomas Built Buses Hdx 2011 Thomas Built Buses Hdx 2012 Thomas Built Buses Hdx

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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