NHTSA campaign 11V478000 · Part 573 safety recall report

Daimler Trucks North America: Fuel System, Diesel

Daimler Trucks North America reported this defect to federal regulators on Sep 16, 2011 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 73,500. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.

The defect

DAIMLER TRUCKS IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2004 THROUGH 2008 HEAVY TRUCKS MANUFACTURED FROM JULY 11, 2003, THROUGH SEPTEMBER 28, 2007, EQUIPPED WITH EPA04 MODEL MBE4000 ENGINES BUILT WITH PLASTIC LOW PRESSURE FUEL LINES AND FUEL FILTERS MOUNTED NEAR THE CENTER OF THE ENGINE ON THE LEFT-HAND SIDE. THE PLASTIC LOW PRESSURE FUEL LINE BETWEEN ENGINE MOUNTED FUEL FILTER AND ENGINE BLOCK MAY DEVELOP A SUBSTANTIAL DIESEL FUEL LEAK.

The risk

THIS COULD CREATE A ROAD HAZARD INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH. FUEL LEAKAGE, IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.

The remedy

DAIMLER TRUCKS WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND THE REMEDY WILL BE PERFORMED BY DETROIT DIESEL CORPORATION AUTHORIZED REPAIR FACILITIES. VEHICLES WILL BE INSPECTED AND THE PLASTIC LOW PRESSURE FUEL LINE WILL BE REPLACED WITH A STEEL LOW PRESSURE FUEL LINE. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. AN INTERIM LETTER WAS MAILED TO OWNERS ON OCTOBER 28, 2011. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 21, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DAIMLER TRUCKS AT 1-800-547-0712.

35 model years covered

Newest first

Vehicle	Complaints	Recalls	Fires	Crashes
2008 Freightliner Business Class M2	1	14	0	0
2008 Freightliner Cascadia	8	22	0	0
2008 Freightliner Columbia	1	30	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
2007 Freightliner Business Class M2	4	17	1	0
2007 Freightliner Cascadia	1	12	0	0
2007 Freightliner Columbia	11	27	1	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 Cascadia	1	8	0	0
2006 Freightliner Columbia	14	21	2	1
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 Cascadia	1	3	0	0
2005 Freightliner Columbia	38	14	2	1
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
2004 Freightliner Business Class M2	8	10	1	1
2004 Freightliner Cascadia	0	2	0	0
2004 Freightliner Columbia	13	10	2	2
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

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 11V478000.

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