NHTSA recall 09V086000
A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.
| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
|---|---|
| Campaign number | 09V086000 |
| Manufacturer's number | FL-548 |
| Manufacturer | DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA |
| Reported | 2009-03-13 |
| Owners notified | 2008-12-19 |
| Component | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL |
| Units potentially affected | 2 |
What is wrong
DAIMLER TRUCKS IS RECALLING 2 MY 2008-2009 FREIGHTLINER COLUMBIA AND STERLING L-LINE TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH CATERPILLAR C7, C9, C13 AND C15 DIESEL ENGINES. INADEQUATE STIFFNESS OF THE DIESEL PARTICULATE FILTER (DPF) BRACKET COULD RESULT IN SEPARATION OF THE DPF FROM THE CHASSIS.
What can happen
A VEHICLE CRASH COULD OCCUR IF ANOTHER VEHICLE STRIKES THE DPF ON THE ROADWAY.
The remedy
DAIMLER TRUCKS IS WORKING WITH CATERPILLAR (PLEASE SEE 08E041). OWNERS MAY CONTACT CATERPILLAR AT-1-800-447-4986 OR DAIMLER TRUCKS AT 1-800-547-0712.
Notes
DAIMLER TRUCKS RECALL NO. FL-548.OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .
| 2008 FREIGHTLINER COLUMBIA | Built 2007-04-04 to 2008-09-10. |
|---|---|
| 2009 FREIGHTLINER COLUMBIA | Built 2007-04-04 to 2008-09-10. |
| 2008 STERLING L-LINE | Built 2007-04-04 to 2008-09-10. |
| 2009 STERLING L-LINE | Built 2007-04-04 to 2008-09-10. |
A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| WI21-009 | 2021-04-24. Service bulletin. Warranty Information letter announcing that DTNA is increasing the Standard Diagnostic Times (SDTs) shown. The updated after treatment system (ATS) diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) pump times will be applied to repair orders opened on or after April 12, 2021. |
|---|---|
| 18SP745 | 2020-12-08. Service bulletin. Special Publication Letter for EPA07 EPA10 Three-Filter Fuel System DD15 DD16 Severe Duty High Pressure Fuel Rail Feed Lines Service Kit |
| 18SP744 | 2020-12-08. Service bulletin. Special Publication letter for Two-Filter Fuel System KM59 GEN1 DD15 DD16 Severe Duty High Pressure Fuel Rail Feed Lines Service Kit. |
| 20TS-09 | 2020-12-07. Service bulletin. Technical Service Letter for SPN 3711 FMI 31 on GHG17 DD15 Trucks. |
| D20M9 | 2020-09-23. Service bulletin. Detroit Diesel Field Service Campaign for Engine Emission Label Replacement. Certain DETROIT heavy-duty engines installed in various applications will require reprogramming and engine emission label replacement. |
| 20TS-01 | 2020-01-22. Service bulletin. Technical Service Letter for DDC Series 60 engines concerning Series 60 Cylinder Head Resurfacing/Finish. Detroit Diesel does not recommend third party resurfacing of Series 60 cylinder heads (outside of Detroit and Detroit Reman). |
| 0609-19 | 2019-08-08. Service bulletin. Service Information Bulletin for Symptom Diagnostics - Fluid in the Aftertreatment - Diesel Fuel Contamination. |
| 0606-17 | 2019-04-08. Service bulletin. SPN 3226 (ACM) (GHG17) |
| 0609-17 | 2019-04-08. Service bulletin. SPN 3226 (ACM) (GHG17) |
| 0601-17 | 2019-04-08. Service bulletin. SPN 3464 (MCM) (GHG14) |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.