The defect
DAIMLER TRUCKS IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2009 THROUGH 2011 FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA, CENTURY, COLUMBIA, CORONADO, M2, AND WESTERN STAR 4900 HEAVY TRUCKS MANUFACTURED FROM FEBRUARY 19, 2009 THROUGH JULY 9, 2010, EQUIPPED WITH SPECIFIC DD13 AND DD15 ENGINES ASSEMBLED WITH A BOSCH HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP ELEMENT WHICH MAY DEVELOP A CRACK DUE TO HYDROGEN INDUCED STRESS CORROSION. OVER TIME THE BARREL OF THE BOSCH HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP ELEMENT USED ON SPECIFIC DD13/DD15 ENGINES MAY DEVELOP A CRACK DUE TO HYDROGEN INDUCED STRESS CORROSION RESULTING IN A DIESEL FUEL LEAK.
The risk
IF A DIESEL FUEL LEAK CONTINUES UNDETECTED, FUEL MAY SPILL ONTO THE ROADWAY POTENTIALLY RESULTING IN A CRASH.
The remedy
DAIMLER TRUCKS WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND DEALERS WILL REPAIR THE VEHICLES FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON OR ABOUT MARCH 28, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DAIMLER TRUCKS TOLL-FREE AT 1-800-547-0712.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
Components: FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
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. |
| 10V331000 22 Jul 2010 | BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC |
| 10V305000 28 Jun 2010 | MCNEILUS TRUCK & MANUFACTURING |
| 10V189000 7 May 2010 | DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA |
| 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