Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 08V113000

Fuel system, diesel

DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2008-03-11.

Recall campaignNHTSA 08V113000

Fuel system, diesel

Component
Fuel system, diesel
Manufacturer
DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA
Vehicles affected
62,000
Reported to NHTSA
2008-03-11
Owners notified
2008-07-09

Defect description

DAIMLER TRUCKS IS RECALLING 62,000 MY 2005-2007 FREIGHTLINER BUSINESS CLASS, CENTURY CLASS, COLUMBIA, CORONADO, FLD, CLASSIC, STERLING A-LINE, L-LINE, AND WESTERN STAR 4900 TRUCKS. A FRACTURED FUEL LINE COULD LEAK DIESEL FUEL.

Safety risk

IF A LEAK CONTINUES UNDETECTED UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, FUEL MAY IGNITE AT A HOT ENGINE SURFACE AND/OR FUEL MAY BE SPILLED ON THE ROAD SURFACE.

Manufacturer remedy

HIGH PRESSURE FUEL LINES AND TRANSFER TUBES WILL BE INSPECTED AND REPLACED FREE OF CHARGED. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 9, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DAIMLER TRUCKS AT 1-800-547-0712.

Notes

DAIMLER TRUCK RECALL NO. FL-526.CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.

Scope of coverage

27 model years across 9 models.

ModelYears on record
FREIGHTLINER Business Class M22007 2006 2005
FREIGHTLINER Century Class2007 2006 2005
FREIGHTLINER Classic2007 2006 2005
FREIGHTLINER Columbia2007 2006 2005
FREIGHTLINER Coronado2007 2006 2005
FREIGHTLINER FLD2007 2006 2005
STERLING A-Line2007 2006 2005
STERLING L-Line2007 2006 2005
WESTERN STAR 49002007 2006 2005

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.