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NHTSA Campaign 11V455000

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

Issued by DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA · Reported Aug 31, 2011 · 43 vehicles affected

What's wrong

DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2005 THROUGH 2012 FREIGHTLINER M2, STERLING ACTERRA, 7500 & 8500, AND THOMAS BUILT HDX VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM JUNE 23, 2004, THROUGH MARCH 15, 2011, EQUIPPED WITH SPECIFIC MBE900 EPA04 AND 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

DAIMLER TRUCKS WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL REPAIR THE VEHICLES FREE OF CHARGE. REPAIRS WILL BE PERFORMED BY DETROIT DIESEL CORPORATION AUTHORIZED REPAIR FACILITIES. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 12, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DAIMLER TRUCKS TOLL-FREE AT 1-800-547-0712. THIS RECALL IS AN EXPANSION OF A PREVIOUS RECALL, CAMPAIGN NUMBER 10V-341.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
FREIGHTLINER M2 2005 43
FREIGHTLINER M2 2006 43
FREIGHTLINER M2 2007 43
FREIGHTLINER M2 2008 43
FREIGHTLINER M2 2009 43
FREIGHTLINER M2 2010 43
FREIGHTLINER M2 2011 43
FREIGHTLINER M2 2012 43
STERLING 7500 2005 43
STERLING 7500 2006 43
STERLING 7500 2007 43
STERLING 7500 2008 43
STERLING 7500 2009 43
STERLING 7500 2010 43
STERLING 7500 2011 43
STERLING 7500 2012 43
STERLING 8500 2005 43
STERLING 8500 2006 43
STERLING 8500 2007 43
STERLING 8500 2008 43
STERLING 8500 2009 43
STERLING 8500 2010 43
STERLING 8500 2011 43
STERLING 8500 2012 43
STERLING ACTERRA 2005 43
STERLING ACTERRA 2006 43
STERLING ACTERRA 2007 43
STERLING ACTERRA 2008 43
STERLING ACTERRA 2009 43
STERLING ACTERRA 2010 43
STERLING ACTERRA 2012 43
THOMAS BUILT BUSES HDX 2005 43
THOMAS BUILT BUSES HDX 2006 43
THOMAS BUILT BUSES HDX 2007 43
THOMAS BUILT BUSES HDX 2008 43
THOMAS BUILT BUSES HDX 2009 43
THOMAS BUILT BUSES HDX 2010 43
THOMAS BUILT BUSES HDX 2011 43
THOMAS BUILT BUSES HDX 2012 43

Source: NHTSA Campaign 11V455000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.