The defect
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 remedy
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.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Freightliner Cascadia | 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 |
| Freightliner Century | 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 |
| Freightliner Columbia | 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 |
| Freightliner FLD | 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 |
| Sterling 8500 | 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 |
| Sterling 9500 | 2009, 2010 |
| Western Star 4900 | 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 |
Components: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freightliner Cascadia | 2006 | 1 | 8 |
| Freightliner Cascadia | 2007 | 1 | 12 |
| Freightliner Cascadia | 2008 | 8 | 22 |
| Freightliner Cascadia | 2009 | 19 | 24 |
| Freightliner Cascadia | 2010 | 12 | 23 |
| Freightliner Century | 2006 | 6 | 8 |
| Freightliner Century | 2007 | 0 | 9 |
| Freightliner Century | 2008 | 1 | 9 |
| Freightliner Century | 2009 | 0 | 12 |
| Freightliner Century | 2010 | 0 | 11 |
| Freightliner Columbia | 2006 | 14 | 21 |
| Freightliner Columbia | 2007 | 11 | 27 |
| Freightliner Columbia | 2008 | 1 | 30 |
| Freightliner Columbia | 2009 | 2 | 20 |
| Freightliner Columbia | 2010 | 1 | 18 |
| Freightliner FLD | 2006 | 0 | 7 |
| Freightliner FLD | 2007 | 0 | 10 |
| Freightliner FLD | 2008 | 1 | 10 |
| Freightliner FLD | 2009 | 0 | 7 |
| Freightliner FLD | 2010 | 0 | 8 |
| Sterling 8500 | 2006 | 0 | 2 |
| Sterling 8500 | 2007 | 0 | 4 |
| Sterling 8500 | 2008 | 0 | 4 |
| Sterling 8500 | 2009 | 1 | 5 |
| Sterling 8500 | 2010 | 0 | 5 |
| Sterling 9500 | 2009 | 0 | 10 |
| Sterling 9500 | 2010 | 0 | 9 |
| Western Star 4900 | 2006 | 1 | 10 |
| Western Star 4900 | 2007 | 0 | 14 |
| Western Star 4900 | 2008 | 0 | 17 |
Other fuel system, gasoline recalls in 2009
21 of the 491 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2009 concerned the fuel system, gasoline; DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA filed 134 campaigns in all.
| 09V483000 18 Dec 2009 | VOLVO CARS OF N.A. LLC. |
| 09V468000 4 Dec 2009 | SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC. |
| 09V457000 1 Dec 2009 | HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR COMPANY |
| 09V424000 2 Nov 2009 | JAGUAR LAND ROVER NORTH AMERICA, LLC |
| 09V419000 29 Oct 2009 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 09V390000 6 Oct 2009 | DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA |
| 09V377000 30 Sept 2009 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC |
| 09V319000 7 Aug 2009 | BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2009