Daimler Trucks North America: Engine and Engine Cooling
Daimler Trucks North America reported this defect to federal regulators on Mar 23, 2010 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 16. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
DAIMLER TRUCKS HAS NOTIFIED NHTSA OF A DEFECT IN CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2008 THROUGH 2010 FREIGHTLINER COLUMBIA, FLD, STERLING 9500 AND WESTERN STAR 4900 EMERGENCY VEHICLES. THE ENGINE MAY SHUT DOWN UNEXPECTEDLY WHEN A DIESEL PARTICULATE FILTER OVER TEMPERATURE CONDITION IS DETECTED.
The risk
UNEXPECTED EMERGENCY VEHICLE ENGINE SHUTDOWN UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS COULD HAMPER RESCUE OPERATIONS AND PLACE THE PUBLIC AT RISK.
The remedy
THE ENGINE CONTROL LOGIC WILL BE REPROGRAMMED TO ILLUMINATE A MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT WITHOUT REQUESTING ENGINE SHUTDOWN. REPAIRS WILL BE PERFORMED BY DETROIT DIESEL. PLEASE SEE DAIMLER TRUCKS DEFECT REPORT 10E-005. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 17, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DETROIT DIESEL AT 1-313-592-5800 OR DAIMLER TRUCKS AT 1-800-547-0712.
12 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Freightliner Columbia | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Freightliner FLD | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Sterling 9500 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Western Star 4900 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Freightliner Columbia | 2 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Freightliner FLD | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Sterling 9500 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Western Star 4900 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Freightliner Columbia | 1 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Freightliner FLD | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Sterling 9500 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Western Star 4900 | 0 | 17 | 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 10V112000.
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