NHTSA campaign 09V074000 · Manufacturer campaign FL-546
DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA Recall 09V-074: ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE/STERLING/CHRYSLER
NHTSA recall 09V074000 (Manufacturer campaign FL-546) was reported by DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA on March 6, 2009, with 46 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Sterling Bullet for the 2008 model year. Owners were notified on April 15, 2009, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 09V074000 (also written 09V-074 or 09V074)
- Filed by
- DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA
- Manufacturer campaign number
- FL-546
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 46 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Engine and Engine Cooling
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 09V074000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
Sterling
Sterling Bullet
- 2008 · Vehicles built January 1, 2007 – November 5, 2007 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 09V074000.
Defect description
DAIMLER TRUCKS IS RECALLING 46 MY 2008 STERLING BULLET TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH DASH SILENCER PAD THAT COULD SAG AND COME IN CONTACT WITH AN EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION (EGR) COOLER IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.
Safety consequence
THIS COULD RESULT IN AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL ADD A BRACKET TO SUPPORT THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT SILENCER PAD ADJACENT TO THE EGR COOLER. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING MAY 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DAIMLER TRUCKS AT 1-800-547-0712.
Notes
DAIMLER TRUCKS RECALL NO. FL-546.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> .
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 09V074000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.