Daimler Trucks North America LLC: Fuel System, Diesel
Daimler Trucks North America LLC reported this defect to federal regulators on Sep 17, 2014 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 6,759. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain model year 2015 Freightliner 108SD, 114SD, and M2 Business Class; Thomas Built Buses HDX; Western Star 4700; and FCCC MBC, MC, MT45, MT55, S2C 106CAB, Sport M2 106, XBR, XBS, XCL,XCM, XCR, and XCS vehicles manufactured May 2, 2014, to July 31, 2014. The Cummins ISB or ISL engines in these vehicles may have been equipped with Fleetguard UFF-XT fuel filters, part number FF63009, whose filter shell may separate from the fuel filter nut plate causing the engine to stall without warning.
The risk
If the engine stalls unexpectedly there is an increased risk of a crash.
The remedy
Cummins will notify owners on behalf of DTNA, and dealers will replace the fuel filter with a non-defective one, free of charge. The recall began on September 29, 2014. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-745-8000 or Cummins customer service at 1-800-223-4583. DTNA's number for this recall is FL-664.
17 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Fccc MBC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Fccc MC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Fccc MT45 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Fccc MT55 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Fccc S2c 106Cab | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Fccc Sport M2106 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Fccc XBR | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Fccc XBS | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Fccc XCL | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Fccc XCM | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Fccc XCR | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Fccc XCS | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Freightliner 108Sd | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Freightliner 114Sd | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Freightliner M2 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Thomas Built Buses HDX | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Western Star 4700 | 0 | 12 | 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 14V566000.
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