NHTSA campaign 09V390000 · Manufacturer campaign 09C-3
DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA Recall 09V-390: FUEL PUMP FASTENERS
NHTSA recall 09V390000 (Manufacturer campaign 09C-3) was reported by DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA on October 6, 2009, with 2,726 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Freightliner Cascadia, Freightliner Century, Freightliner Columbia and more for the 2009 model year. Owners were notified on December 22, 2009, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 09V390000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 09V390000 (also written 09V-390 or 09V390)
- Filed by
- DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA
- Manufacturer campaign number
- 09C-3
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 2,726 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Fuel System, Gasoline — Delivery — Fuel Pump
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 09V390000. 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.
Freightliner
Freightliner Cascadia
- 2009 · Vehicles built May 5, 2008 – January 7, 2009 (per NHTSA)
Freightliner Century
- 2009 · Vehicles built May 5, 2008 – January 7, 2009 (per NHTSA)
Freightliner Columbia
- 2009 · Vehicles built May 5, 2008 – January 7, 2009 (per NHTSA)
Sterling
Sterling 9500
- 2009 · Vehicles built May 5, 2008 – January 7, 2009 (per NHTSA)
Western Star
Western Star 4900
- 2009 · Vehicles built May 5, 2008 – January 7, 2009 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 09V390000.
Defect description
DAIMLER TRUCKS IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2009 HEAVY TRUCKS MANUFACTURED BETWEEN MAY 5, 2008 AND JANUARY 7, 2009, EQUIPPED DD15 ENGINES AND WITH BOSCH HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMPS. THE FASTENERS ON THESE FUEL PUMPS COULD BE UNDER-TORQUED ALLOWING THE "O" RING BETWEEN THE PUMP HOUSING AND THE BARREL TO PROTRUDE AND LEAK.
Safety consequence
IF A DIESEL FUEL LEAK CONTINUES UNDETECTED UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS FUEL MAY IGNITE ON A HOT ENGINE SURFACE AND/OR FUEL MAY SPILL ON THE ROAD INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DAIMLER TRUCKS WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND THE REMEDY WILL BE PERFORMED BY DETROIT DIESEL CORPORATION AUTHORIZED REPAIR FACILITIES AND DIRECT WARRANTY CUSTOMERS. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 22, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DAIMLER TRUCKS AT 1-800-547-0712.
Notes
DAIMLER TRUCK'S RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS 09C-3.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 09V390000
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.