The defect
DAIMLER TRUCKS IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2004 THROUGH 2008 HEAVY TRUCKS MANUFACTURED FROM JULY 11, 2003, THROUGH SEPTEMBER 28, 2007, EQUIPPED WITH EPA04 MODEL MBE4000 ENGINES BUILT WITH PLASTIC LOW PRESSURE FUEL LINES AND FUEL FILTERS MOUNTED NEAR THE CENTER OF THE ENGINE ON THE LEFT-HAND SIDE. THE PLASTIC LOW PRESSURE FUEL LINE BETWEEN ENGINE MOUNTED FUEL FILTER AND ENGINE BLOCK MAY DEVELOP A SUBSTANTIAL DIESEL FUEL LEAK.
The risk
THIS COULD CREATE A ROAD HAZARD INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH. FUEL LEAKAGE, IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.
The remedy
DAIMLER TRUCKS WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND THE REMEDY WILL BE PERFORMED BY DETROIT DIESEL CORPORATION AUTHORIZED REPAIR FACILITIES. VEHICLES WILL BE INSPECTED AND THE PLASTIC LOW PRESSURE FUEL LINE WILL BE REPLACED WITH A STEEL LOW PRESSURE FUEL LINE. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. AN INTERIM LETTER WAS MAILED TO OWNERS ON OCTOBER 28, 2011. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 21, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DAIMLER TRUCKS AT 1-800-547-0712.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Freightliner Business Class M2 | 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 |
| Freightliner Cascadia | 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 |
| Freightliner Columbia | 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 |
| Freightliner FLD | 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 |
| Sterling A-Line | 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 |
| Sterling L-Line | 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 |
| Western Star 4900 | 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 |
Components: FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
Other fuel system, diesel recalls in 2011
5 of the 597 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2011 concerned the fuel system, diesel; DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA filed 134 campaigns in all.
| 11V569000 2 Dec 2011 | BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY |
| 11V490000 3 Oct 2011 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC |
| 11V496000 3 Oct 2011 | MERCEDES-BENZ USA, LLC. |
| 11V441000 19 Aug 2011 | BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2011