Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 10V189000

Fuel system, other

DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2010-05-07.

Recall campaignNHTSA 10V189000

Fuel system, other

Component
Fuel system, other
Manufacturer
DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA
Vehicles affected
30,704
Reported to NHTSA
2010-05-07
Owners notified
2010-09-17

Defect description

DAIMLER TRUCKS IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2008 THROUGH 2011 FREIGHTLINER COLUMBIA, CASCADIA, CORONADO, CENTURY, M2, STERLING 9500, AND WESTERN STAR 4900 VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH DD 13 AND DD15/DD16 ENGINES AND MANUFACTURED FROM JANUARY 1, 2007 THROUGH APRIL 5, 2010. SHOULD THE FUEL FILTER BECOME RESTRICTED, THE LOW PRESSURE FUEL FLANGE MAY DEVELOP A CRACK RESULTING IN A FUEL LEAK.

Safety risk

FUEL LEAKING ONTO THE ROADWAY MAY RESULT IN VEHICLE CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

THE LOW PRESSURE FUEL FLANGE WILL BE REPLACED WITH A MORE ROBUST COMPONENT. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DAIMLER TRUCKS AT 1-800-547-0712.

Notes

DAIMLER TRUCKS RECALL NO. FL-578.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

20 model years across 5 models.

ModelYears on record
FREIGHTLINER Cascadia2011 2010 2009 2008
FREIGHTLINER Century2011 2010 2009 2008
FREIGHTLINER Columbia2011 2010 2009 2008
FREIGHTLINER Coronado2011 2010 2009 2008
FREIGHTLINER M22011 2010 2009 2008

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.