NHTSA Campaign 10V112000

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

Issued by DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA · Reported Mar 23, 2010 · 16 vehicles affected

What's wrong

DAIMLER TRUCKS HAS NOTIFIED NHTSA OF A DEFECT IN CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2008 THROUGH 2010 FREIGHTLINER COLUMBIA, FLD, STERLING 9500 AND WESTERN STAR 4900 EMERGENCY VEHICLES. THE ENGINE MAY SHUT DOWN UNEXPECTEDLY WHEN A DIESEL PARTICULATE FILTER OVER TEMPERATURE CONDITION IS DETECTED.

Consequence

UNEXPECTED EMERGENCY VEHICLE ENGINE SHUTDOWN UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS COULD HAMPER RESCUE OPERATIONS AND PLACE THE PUBLIC AT RISK.

Remedy

THE ENGINE CONTROL LOGIC WILL BE REPROGRAMMED TO ILLUMINATE A MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT WITHOUT REQUESTING ENGINE SHUTDOWN. REPAIRS WILL BE PERFORMED BY DETROIT DIESEL. PLEASE SEE DAIMLER TRUCKS DEFECT REPORT 10E-005. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 17, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DETROIT DIESEL AT 1-313-592-5800 OR DAIMLER TRUCKS AT 1-800-547-0712.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
FREIGHTLINER COLUMBIA 2008 16
FREIGHTLINER COLUMBIA 2009 16
FREIGHTLINER COLUMBIA 2010 16
FREIGHTLINER FLD 2008 16
FREIGHTLINER FLD 2009 16
FREIGHTLINER FLD 2010 16
STERLING 9500 2008 16
STERLING 9500 2009 16
STERLING 9500 2010 16
WESTERN STAR 4900 2008 16
WESTERN STAR 4900 2009 16
WESTERN STAR 4900 2010 16

Source: NHTSA Campaign 10V112000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.