NHTSA campaign 09V366000 · Part 573 safety recall report

Daimler Trucks North America: Engine and Engine Cooling

Daimler Trucks North America reported this defect to federal regulators on Sep 23, 2009 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 25,362. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.

The defect

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.

The risk

AN OIL LEAK MAY RESULT IN A FIRE.

The 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.

63 model years covered

Newest first

Vehicle	Complaints	Recalls	Fires	Crashes
2010 Freightliner Argosy	0	2	0	0
2010 Freightliner Century Class	0	4	0	0
2010 Freightliner Columbia	1	18	0	0
2010 Freightliner Coronado	0	12	0	0
2010 Freightliner FLD	0	8	0	0
2010 Sterling A-Line	0	3	0	0
2010 Sterling L-Line	0	2	0	0
2010 Western Star 4900	0	14	0	0
2010 Western Star 6900	0	4	0	0
2009 Freightliner Argosy	0	1	0	0
2009 Freightliner Century Class	0	4	0	0
2009 Freightliner Columbia	2	20	0	0
2009 Freightliner Coronado	0	11	0	0
2009 Freightliner FLD	0	7	0	0
2009 Sterling A-Line	0	5	0	0
2009 Sterling L-Line	1	5	0	0
2009 Western Star 4900	1	16	0	0
2009 Western Star 6900	0	4	0	0
2008 Freightliner Argosy	0	6	0	0
2008 Freightliner Century Class	0	5	0	0
2008 Freightliner Columbia	1	30	0	0
2008 Freightliner Coronado	0	18	0	0
2008 Freightliner FLD	1	10	0	0
2008 Sterling A-Line	1	11	0	0
2008 Sterling L-Line	0	11	0	0
2008 Western Star 4900	0	17	0	0
2008 Western Star 6900	0	4	0	0
2007 Freightliner Argosy	0	5	0	0
2007 Freightliner Century Class	0	4	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
2007 Western Star 6900	0	4	0	0
2006 Freightliner Argosy	0	5	0	0
2006 Freightliner Century Class	2	5	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
2006 Western Star 6900	1	6	0	0
2005 Freightliner Argosy	1	4	0	0
2005 Freightliner Century Class	5	4	1	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
2005 Western Star 6900	0	5	0	0
2004 Freightliner Argosy	0	2	0	0
2004 Freightliner Century Class	1	2	1	0
2004 Freightliner Columbia	13	10	2	2
2004 Freightliner Coronado	0	6	0	0
2004 Freightliner FLD	1	6	0	1
2004 Sterling A-Line	0	6	0	0
2004 Sterling L-Line	0	8	0	0
2004 Western Star 4900	0	5	0	0
2004 Western Star 6900	0	4	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 09V366000.

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