NHTSA campaign 08V113000 · Part 573 safety recall report

Daimler Trucks North America: Fuel System, Diesel

Daimler Trucks North America reported this defect to federal regulators on Mar 11, 2008 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 62,000. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.

The defect

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.

The 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.

The 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.

27 model years covered

Newest first

Vehicle	Complaints	Recalls	Fires	Crashes
2007 Freightliner Business Class M2	4	17	1	0
2007 Freightliner Century Class	0	4	0	0
2007 Freightliner Classic	1	6	0	0
2007 Freightliner Columbia	11	27	1	0
2007 Freightliner Coronado	0	15	0	0
2007 Freightliner FLD	0	10	0	0
2007 Sterling A-Line	0	9	0	0
2007 Sterling L-Line	3	8	0	0
2007 Western Star 4900	0	14	0	0
2006 Freightliner Business Class M2	8	13	1	0
2006 Freightliner Century Class	2	5	0	0
2006 Freightliner Classic	1	4	0	0
2006 Freightliner Columbia	14	21	2	1
2006 Freightliner Coronado	1	12	0	0
2006 Freightliner FLD	0	7	0	0
2006 Sterling A-Line	0	8	0	0
2006 Sterling L-Line	0	9	0	0
2006 Western Star 4900	1	10	0	0
2005 Freightliner Business Class M2	7	9	0	1
2005 Freightliner Century Class	5	4	1	0
2005 Freightliner Classic	0	3	0	0
2005 Freightliner Columbia	38	14	2	1
2005 Freightliner Coronado	0	9	0	0
2005 Freightliner FLD	1	3	0	0
2005 Sterling A-Line	0	6	0	0
2005 Sterling L-Line	1	8	0	0
2005 Western Star 4900	2	7	0	0

What this page is, and what to do next

A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.

This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 08V113000.

Full record for the 2007 Freightliner Business Class M2 → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →