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NHTSA campaign 09V391000 · Manufacturer campaign 09C-2

DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA Recall 09V-391: PLASTIC LOW PRESSURE FUEL LINES LEAKS

NHTSA recall 09V391000 (Manufacturer campaign 09C-2) was reported by DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA on October 6, 2009, with 10,185 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Freightliner Cascadia, Freightliner Century, Freightliner Columbia and more for model years 2006–2010. Owners were notified on May 7, 2010, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 09V391000 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
09V391000 (also written 09V-391 or 09V391)
Filed by
DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA
Manufacturer campaign number
09C-2
Report received
Potentially affected
10,185 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Fuel System, Gasoline — Delivery — Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
Owners notified

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 09V391000. 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

  • Freightliner Century

    • 2006, 2007 · Vehicles built January 17, 2006 – March 31, 2009 (per NHTSA)
    • 2008 · Vehicles built starting January 17, 2006 (per NHTSA)
    • 2009, 2010 · Vehicles built January 17, 2006 – March 31, 2009 (per NHTSA)

  • Freightliner Columbia

  • Freightliner FLD

All Freightliner recalls

Sterling

  • Sterling 8500

  • Sterling 9500

    • 2009, 2010 · Vehicles built January 17, 2006 – March 31, 2009 (per NHTSA)
All Sterling recalls

Western Star

  • Western Star 4900

All Western Star recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 09V391000.

Defect description

DAIMLER TRUCKS IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2006 THROUGH 2010 HEAVY TRUCKS MANUFACTURED BETWEEN JANUARY 17, 2006 AND MARCH 31, 2009, EQUIPPED WITH EPA07 MODEL MBE4000 ENGINES BUILT WITH PLASTIC LOW PRESSURE FUEL LINES. THE PLASTIC LINES MAY EXPERIENCE LEAKS DUE TO FATIGUE CRACKS CAUSED BY STRESS AND VIBRATION COMBINED WITH HIGH INTERNAL PRESSURE.

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 MAY 7, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DAIMLER TRUCKS AT 1-800-547-0712.

Notes

DAIMLER TRUCK'S RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS 09C-2.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 09V391000

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.