NHTSA Campaign 10V472000

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

Issued by DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA · Reported Oct 8, 2010 · 58 vehicles affected

What's wrong

DAIMLER TRUCKS IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2007 THROUGH 2010 FREIGHTLINER BUSINESS CLASS M2, CUSTOM CHASSIS MT45, S2 CHASSIS, AND STERING ACTERRA VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM OCTOBER 5, 2006, THROUGH MAY 24, 2010, EQUIPPED WITH EPA 2007 MBE 900 DETROIT DIESEL ENGINES. ENGINE SOFTWARE MAY NOT REACT PROPERLY TO CERTAIN AFTERMARKET TREATMENT DEVICE FAULT CODES. THE SOFTWARE MAY UNNECESSARILY SHUTDOWN A VEHICLE OR MAY FAIL TO SHUTDOWN A VEHICLE WITH AN AFTERMARKET DEVICE OVER-TEMP FAULT.

Consequence

UNEXPECTED SHUTDOWN OF A VEHICLE MAY INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH. OVERHEATING OF THE AFTERTREATMENT DEVICE WITHOUT ENGINE SHUTDOWN MAY RESULT IN A FIRE.

Remedy

DAIMLER TRUCKS WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPAIRS WILL BE PERFORMED BY DETROIT DIESEL FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 30, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DAIMLER TRUCKS AT 1-800-547-0712.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
FCCC S2 2007 58
FCCC S2 2008 58
FCCC S2 2009 58
FCCC S2 2010 58
FREIGHTLINER BUSINESS CLASS M2 2007 58
FREIGHTLINER BUSINESS CLASS M2 2008 58
FREIGHTLINER BUSINESS CLASS M2 2009 58
FREIGHTLINER BUSINESS CLASS M2 2010 58
FREIGHTLINER MT45 2007 58
FREIGHTLINER MT45 2008 58
FREIGHTLINER MT45 2009 58
FREIGHTLINER MT45 2010 58
STERLING ACTERRA 2007 58
STERLING ACTERRA 2008 58
STERLING ACTERRA 2009 58
STERLING ACTERRA 2010 58

Source: NHTSA Campaign 10V472000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.