NHTSA campaign 11V287000 · Manufacturer campaign 10C-4
Freightliner and Western Star Recall 11V-287: HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP
NHTSA recall 11V287000 (Manufacturer campaign 10C-4) was reported by DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA on May 18, 2011, with 268 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Freightliner Cascadia, Freightliner Century, Freightliner Columbia and more for model years 2009–2011. Owners were notified on May 18, 2011, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 11V287000 (also written 11V-287 or 11V287)
- Filed by
- DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA
- Manufacturer campaign number
- 10C-4
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 268 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Fuel System, Other — Delivery — Fuel Pump
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 11V287000. 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
Freightliner Columbia
Freightliner Coronado
Freightliner M2
Western Star
All Western Star recallsNHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 11V287000.
Defect description
DAIMLER TRUCKS IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2009 THROUGH 2011 FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA, CENTURY, COLUMBIA, CORONADO, M2, AND WESTERN STAR 4900 HEAVY TRUCKS MANUFACTURED FROM FEBRUARY 19, 2009, THROUGH JULY 9, 2010, EQUIPPED WITH SPECIFIC DD13 AND DD15 ENGINES ASSEMBLED WITH A BOSCH HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP ELEMENT WHICH MAY DEVELOP A CRACK DUE TO HYDROGEN INDUCED STRESS CORROSION. THE CRACK MAY RESULT IN A DIESEL FUEL LEAK.
Safety consequence
IF A DIESEL FUEL LEAK CONTINUES UNDETECTED, FUEL MAY SPILL ONTO THE ROADWAY INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DAIMLER TRUCKS WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL REPAIR THE VEHICLES, FREE OF CHARGE. THIS RECALL IS AN EXPANSION OF A PREVIOUS RECALL (SEE RECALL CAMPAIGN 10V-339). THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 18, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DAIMLER TRUCKS TOLL-FREE AT 1-800-547-0712.
Notes
DAIMLER TRUCKS' RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS 10C-4.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 11V287000
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.