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NHTSA Campaign 11V146000

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

Issued by DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA · Reported Mar 3, 2011 · 2,073 vehicles affected

What's wrong

DAIMLER TRUCKS (DTNA) IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2006 THROUGH 2011 FREIGHTLINER, CASCADIA, CENTURY, COLUMBIA FLD, AND M2, STERLING 9500, AND WESTERN STAR 4900 HEAVY TRUCKS MANUFACTURED FROM MARCH 20, 2006, THROUGH JUNE 30, 2010, EQUIPPED WITH SPECIFIC MBE4000 EPA07 MODEL ENGINES. THE INTAKE AIR GRID HEATER MAY SHORT CIRCUIT AND FAIL DUE TO EXCESSIVE INTERNAL TEMPERATURES.

Consequence

A SHORT CIRCUITED GRID HEATER COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE FIRE AND INJURY TO VEHICLE OCCUPANTS.

Remedy

DTNA WILL NOTIFY OWNERS OF THE RECALL DURING MARCH 2011. ANOTHER NOTIFICATION WILL BE ISSUED ONCE THE REMEDY IS RELEASED. DTNA EXPECTS THE REMEDY TO BE AVAILABLE BY DECEMBER 1, 2011. REPAIRS WILL BE PERFORMED BY DTNA DEALERS FREE OF CHARGE. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DTNA TOLL-FREE AT 1-800-547-0712. THIS RECALL IS ASSCOCIATED WITH A PREVIOUS RECALL, CAMPAIGN NUMBER 10V-341.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA 2006 2,073
FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA 2007 2,073
FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA 2008 2,073
FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA 2009 2,073
FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA 2010 2,073
FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA 2011 2,073
FREIGHTLINER CENTURY 2006 2,073
FREIGHTLINER CENTURY 2007 2,073
FREIGHTLINER CENTURY 2008 2,073
FREIGHTLINER CENTURY 2009 2,073
FREIGHTLINER CENTURY 2010 2,073
FREIGHTLINER CENTURY 2011 2,073
FREIGHTLINER COLUMBIA 2006 2,073
FREIGHTLINER COLUMBIA 2007 2,073
FREIGHTLINER COLUMBIA 2008 2,073
FREIGHTLINER COLUMBIA 2009 2,073
FREIGHTLINER COLUMBIA 2010 2,073
FREIGHTLINER COLUMBIA 2011 2,073
FREIGHTLINER FLD 2006 2,073
FREIGHTLINER FLD 2007 2,073
FREIGHTLINER FLD 2008 2,073
FREIGHTLINER FLD 2009 2,073
FREIGHTLINER FLD 2010 2,073
FREIGHTLINER FLD 2011 2,073
FREIGHTLINER M2 2006 2,073
FREIGHTLINER M2 2007 2,073
FREIGHTLINER M2 2008 2,073
FREIGHTLINER M2 2009 2,073
FREIGHTLINER M2 2010 2,073
FREIGHTLINER M2 2011 2,073
STERLING 9500 2006 2,073
STERLING 9500 2007 2,073
STERLING 9500 2008 2,073
STERLING 9500 2009 2,073
STERLING 9500 2010 2,073
STERLING 9500 2011 2,073
WESTERN STAR 4900 2006 2,073
WESTERN STAR 4900 2007 2,073
WESTERN STAR 4900 2008 2,073
WESTERN STAR 4900 2009 2,073
WESTERN STAR 4900 2010 2,073
WESTERN STAR 4900 2011 2,073

Source: NHTSA Campaign 11V146000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.