Recall campaign · NHTSA 09V366000

Engine and engine cooling

DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2009-09-23.

Recall campaignNHTSA 09V366000

Engine and engine cooling

Component: Engine and engine cooling
Manufacturer: DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA
Vehicles affected: 25,362
Reported to NHTSA: 2009-09-23
Owners notified: 2009-05-05

Defect description

DAIMLER TRUCKS IS RECALLING MODEL YEAR 2004-2010 TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH CATERPILLAR C15 ENGINE. THE VARIABLE VALVE ACTUATION OIL LINE MAY RUB AGAINST THE P-CLIPS RETAINING THE OIL LINE, CAUSING AN OIL LEAK.

Safety risk

AN OIL LEAK MAY RESULT IN A FIRE.

Manufacturer remedy

DAIMLER TRUCKS IS WORKING WITH CATERPILLAR TO REMEDY THESE VEHICLES. PLEASE SEE CATERPILLAR'S DEFECT REPORT 09E-020. CATERPILLAR WILL INSPECT AND REPAIR THE NECESSARY COMPONENTS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 5, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CATERPILLAR TOLL-FREE AT 1-800-447-4986 OR DAIMLER TRUCKS AT 1-800-547-0712.

Notes

DAIMLER TRUCKS RECALL NO. FL-558. OWNERS 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 <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .

Scope of coverage

63 model years across 9 models.

Model	Years on record
FREIGHTLINER Argosy	2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004
FREIGHTLINER Century Class	2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004
FREIGHTLINER Columbia	2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004
FREIGHTLINER Coronado	2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004
FREIGHTLINER FLD	2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004
STERLING A-Line	2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004
STERLING L-Line	2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004
WESTERN STAR 4900	2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004
WESTERN STAR 6900	2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004

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.