The defect
Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain model year 2007-2016 Freightliner 114SD and M2 Business Class trucks, 2008-2009 Sterling LT8500 trucks and Thomas Built Bus Saf-T-Liner HDX transit buses equipped with certain Cummins Westport ISL G engines. Excessive engine crankcase pressures may cause the 90-degree elbow of the vent tube assembly to detach from the crankcase ventilation breather, possibly allowing engine oil to come into contact with hot surfaces.
The risk
If engine oil comes into contact with a hot surface, there is an increased risk of a fire.
The remedy
Cummins will notify owners on behalf of DTNA, and dealers will secure the ends of the 90-degree elbow. In addition, the electronic control module (ECM) will be reprogrammed with software that can adjust the engine output under misfire conditions to limit crankcase pressures. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began on June 12, 2015. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-745-8000 or Cummins customer service at 1-800-343-7357. DTNA's number for this recall is FL-681.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Freightliner 114SD | 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 |
| Freightliner M2 | 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 |
| Sterling LT8500 | 2008, 2009 |
| Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-Liner HDX | 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 |
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
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 114SD | 2007 | 0 | 1 |
| Freightliner 114SD | 2008 | 0 | 2 |
| Freightliner 114SD | 2009 | 0 | 3 |
| Freightliner 114SD | 2010 | 0 | 4 |
| Freightliner 114SD | 2011 | 0 | 4 |
| Freightliner 114SD | 2012 | 2 | 8 |
| Freightliner 114SD | 2013 | 0 | 8 |
| Freightliner 114SD | 2014 | 0 | 9 |
| Freightliner 114SD | 2015 | 0 | 15 |
| Freightliner 114SD | 2016 | 0 | 15 |
| Freightliner M2 | 2007 | 2 | 7 |
| Freightliner M2 | 2008 | 1 | 10 |
| Freightliner M2 | 2009 | 3 | 15 |
| Freightliner M2 | 2010 | 1 | 17 |
| Freightliner M2 | 2011 | 0 | 17 |
| Freightliner M2 | 2012 | 2 | 9 |
| Freightliner M2 | 2013 | 1 | 8 |
| Freightliner M2 | 2014 | 1 | 11 |
| Freightliner M2 | 2015 | 1 | 12 |
| Freightliner M2 | 2016 | 2 | 6 |
| Sterling LT8500 | 2008 | 0 | 2 |
| Sterling LT8500 | 2009 | 0 | 2 |
| Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-Liner HDX | 2011 | 0 | 23 |
| Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-Liner HDX | 2012 | 0 | 19 |
| Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-Liner HDX | 2013 | 0 | 23 |
| Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-Liner HDX | 2014 | 0 | 30 |
| Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-Liner HDX | 2015 | 0 | 31 |
Other engine and engine cooling recalls in 2015
53 of the 863 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2015 concerned the engine and engine cooling; Daimler Trucks North America LLC filed 213 campaigns in all.
| 15V852000 18 Dec 2015 | Suzuki Motor of America, Inc. |
| 15V816000 7 Dec 2015 | Daimler Trucks North America LLC |
| 15V755000 16 Nov 2015 | Navistar, Inc. |
| 15V752000 13 Nov 2015 | Newmar Corporation |
| 15V705000 26 Oct 2015 | Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| 15V701000 26 Oct 2015 | General Motors LLC |
| 15V702000 26 Oct 2015 | Mack Trucks, Inc. |
| 15V676000 19 Oct 2015 | Chrysler (FCA US LLC) |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2015