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NHTSA recall 09V391000

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Campaign
Published byNHTSA (United States)
Campaign number09V391000
Manufacturer's number09C-2
ManufacturerDAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA
Reported2009-10-06
Owners notified2010-05-07
ComponentFUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
Units potentially affected10185

What is wrong

DAIMLER TRUCKS IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2006 THROUGH 2010 HEAVY TRUCKS MANUFACTURED BETWEEN JANUARY 17, 2006 AND MARCH 31, 2009, EQUIPPED WITH EPA07 MODEL MBE4000 ENGINES BUILT WITH PLASTIC LOW PRESSURE FUEL LINES. THE PLASTIC LINES MAY EXPERIENCE LEAKS DUE TO FATIGUE CRACKS CAUSED BY STRESS AND VIBRATION COMBINED WITH HIGH INTERNAL PRESSURE.

What can happen

IF A DIESEL FUEL LEAK CONTINUES UNDETECTED UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS FUEL MAY IGNITE ON A HOT ENGINE SURFACE AND/OR FUEL MAY SPILL ON THE ROAD INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

The remedy

DAIMLER TRUCKS WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND THE REMEDY WILL BE PERFORMED BY DETROIT DIESEL CORPORATION AUTHORIZED REPAIR FACILITIES AND DIRECT WARRANTY CUSTOMERS. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 7, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DAIMLER TRUCKS AT 1-800-547-0712.

Notes

DAIMLER TRUCK'S RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS 09C-2.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> .

Vehicles this campaign lists
2006 FREIGHTLINER CASCADIABuilt 2006-01-17 to 2009-03-31.
2007 FREIGHTLINER CASCADIABuilt 2006-01-17 to 2009-03-31.
2008 FREIGHTLINER CASCADIABuilt 2006-01-17 to 2009-03-31.
2009 FREIGHTLINER CASCADIABuilt 2006-01-17 to 2009-03-31.
2010 FREIGHTLINER CASCADIABuilt 2006-01-17 to 2009-03-31.
2006 FREIGHTLINER CENTURYBuilt 2006-01-17 to 2009-03-31.
2007 FREIGHTLINER CENTURYBuilt 2006-01-17 to 2009-03-31.
2008 FREIGHTLINER CENTURYBuilt from 2006-01-17.
2009 FREIGHTLINER CENTURYBuilt 2006-01-17 to 2009-03-31.
2010 FREIGHTLINER CENTURYBuilt 2006-01-17 to 2009-03-31.
2006 FREIGHTLINER COLUMBIABuilt 2006-01-17 to 2009-03-31.
2007 FREIGHTLINER COLUMBIABuilt 2006-01-17 to 2009-03-31.
2008 FREIGHTLINER COLUMBIABuilt 2006-01-17 to 2009-03-31.
2009 FREIGHTLINER COLUMBIABuilt 2006-01-17 to 2009-03-31.
2010 FREIGHTLINER COLUMBIABuilt 2006-01-17 to 2009-03-31.
2006 FREIGHTLINER FLDBuilt 2006-01-17 to 2009-03-31.
2007 FREIGHTLINER FLDBuilt 2006-01-17 to 2009-03-31.
2008 FREIGHTLINER FLDBuilt 2006-01-17 to 2009-03-31.
2009 FREIGHTLINER FLDBuilt 2006-01-17 to 2009-03-31.
2010 FREIGHTLINER FLDBuilt 2006-01-17 to 2009-03-31.
2006 STERLING 8500Built 2006-01-17 to 2009-03-31.
2007 STERLING 8500Built 2006-01-17 to 2009-03-31.
2008 STERLING 8500Built 2006-01-17 to 2009-03-31.
2009 STERLING 8500Built 2006-01-17 to 2009-03-31.
2010 STERLING 8500Built 2006-01-17 to 2009-03-31.
2009 STERLING 9500Built 2006-01-17 to 2009-03-31.
2010 STERLING 9500Built 2006-01-17 to 2009-03-31.
2006 WESTERN STAR 4900Built 2006-01-17 to 2009-03-31.
2007 WESTERN STAR 4900Built 2006-01-17 to 2009-03-31.
2008 WESTERN STAR 4900Built 2006-01-17 to 2009-03-31.
2009 WESTERN STAR 4900Built 2006-01-17 to 2009-03-31.
2010 WESTERN STAR 4900Built 2006-01-17 to 2009-03-31.

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

Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
307-152018-06-18. Service bulletin. 307-15 SPN 3480 (MCM) (EPA07;EPA10;GHG14)
18SP7252017-06-05. Service bulletin. 18SP725 TWO-FILTER FUEL SYSTEM KM63 GEN2 DD13 HIGH PRESSURE FUEL FEED LINES, MOUNTING BRACKET AND P-CLIPS SERVICE KIT

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

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