The defect
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 remedy
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.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Freightliner Cascadia | 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 |
| Freightliner Century | 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 |
| Freightliner Columbia | 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 |
| Freightliner Coronado | 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 |
| Freightliner M2 | 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 |
Components: FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
Other fuel system, other recalls in 2010
10 of the 647 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2010 concerned the fuel system, other; DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA filed 134 campaigns in all.
| 10V600000 24 Nov 2010 | MAZDA MOTOR CORP |
| 10V540000 29 Oct 2010 | MERCEDES-BENZ USA, LLC. |
| 10V339000 27 Jul 2010 | DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA |
| 10V331000 22 Jul 2010 | BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC |
| 10V305000 28 Jun 2010 | MCNEILUS TRUCK & MANUFACTURING |
| 10V165000 23 Apr 2010 | WESTPORT FUEL SYSTEMS INC |
| 10V082000 5 Mar 2010 | NOVA BUS INCORPORATED |
| 10V083000 5 Mar 2010 | DAIHATSU AMERICA, INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2010