Daimler Trucks North America: Service Brakes, Air › Supply › Quick Release Valve
Daimler Trucks North America reported this defect to federal regulators on Jun 12, 2009 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 1,460. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
DAIMLER TRUCKS IS RECALLING 1,460 MODEL YEAR 2009 AND 2010 HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS AND FCCC CHASSIS (USED ON THOMAS BUILT SCHOOL BUSES) MANUFACTURED FROM JUNE 11 THROUGH DECEMBER 16, 2008, EQUIPPED WITH CERTAIN HALDEX QUICK RELEASE VALVES (QRV). THE RUBBER DIAPHRAGM INSIDE THE QRV MAY EXPERIENCE DELAMINATION RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT LEVELS OF AIR PRESSURE LEAKAGE PAST AND/OR THROUGH THE DIAPHRAGM, OR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A BUBBLE IN THE DIAPHRAGM WHICH MAY TRAP AIR PRESSURE IN THE VALVE AND NOT ALLOW THE SERVICE BRAKES TO RELEASE.
The risk
MALFUNCTION OF THE AIR BRAKE SYSTEM COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
The remedy
DAIMLER TRUCKS WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPAIR THE BUSES FREE OF CHARGE. REPAIRS WILL BE PERFORMED BY DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 12, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DAIMLER TRUCKS TOLL-FREE AT 1-800-547-0712.
16 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Fccc B2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Freightliner Cascadia | 12 | 23 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 Freightliner Columbia | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Freightliner FLD | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Freightliner M2 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Sterling 7500 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Sterling 8500 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Sterling 9500 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Fccc B2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Freightliner Cascadia | 19 | 24 | 3 | 0 |
| 2009 Freightliner Columbia | 2 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Freightliner FLD | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Freightliner M2 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 Sterling 7500 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Sterling 8500 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Sterling 9500 | 0 | 10 | 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 09V220000.
Full record for the 2010 Fccc B2 → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →