2004 Sterling HX

Routine

Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the service brakes, air. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails

Component	Reports		Crashes	Fires	Injuries
Service Brakes, Air	1		0	0	0

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports

Power Train › Manual Transmission04V205000

Filed May 4, 200414,000 vehiclesFreightliner Llc

Defect. ON CERTAIN TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSION, THE TAPERED JOINT THAT ATTACHES THE SHIFTER TO THE TRANSMISSION MAY BECOME LOOSE MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO PUT THE TRANSMISSION INTO GEAR.

Risk. IF SHIFT LEVER DETACHMENT OCCURS, THA ABILITY RO ACCELERATE OT MAINTAIN SPEED WILL BE LOST, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL RE-SECURE THE SHIFT LEVER TO THE TRANSMISSION USING THREADLOCK AND RE-TORQUING THE FASTENING BOLT. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON MAY 21, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT FREIGHTLINER AT 1-800-547-0712.

What owners reported

Newest filings

Service Brakes, Air

Filed Jul 16, 200945,000 milesMI

I OWN 10 2004 STERLING TRACTORS. THE BRAKE PEDAL IS MOUNTED ON THE FLOOR. THE CONNECTING PARTS ARE MADE OF UNSIMILAR METALS AND AFTER A PERIOD OF TIME THE PARTS BIND UP MAKING THE PEDAL FREEZE, WHAT COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THANKS *TR

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2004

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Fires	Deaths	Assessment
2004 — this page	1	1	0	0	Routine
2003	0	1	0	0	Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: May 4, 2004. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.