Daimler Trucks North America: Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Diesel
Daimler Trucks North America reported this defect to federal regulators on Mar 13, 2009 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 14. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
CATERPILLAR IS RECALLING 14 MY 2008-2009 STERLING A-LINE & L-LINE TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH CATERPILLAR ENGINE. THE AFTERTREATMENT REGENERATION DEVICE (ARD) MAY DEVELOP A HOLE AND HEAT AND FLAME MAY ESCAPE DURING A REGENERATION OF THE DIESEL PARTICULAR FILTER.
The risk
THIS CONDITION COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.
The remedy
DAIMLER TRUCKS IS WORKING WITH CATERPILLAR (PLEASE SEE 08E-069). OWNERS MAY CONTACT CATERPILLAR AT-1-800-447-4986 OR DAIMLER TRUCKS AT 1-800-547-0712.
4 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Sterling A-Line | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Sterling L-Line | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Sterling A-Line | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Sterling L-Line | 0 | 11 | 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 09V087000.
Full record for the 2009 Sterling A-Line → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →