8Affected configurations shown6,325Potential units affected—Latest completion context
What can happen
Safety consequence
MISLOCATED WELDS MAY RESULT IN TORSIONAL AND AXIAL STRENGTH FALLING BELOW ACCEPTABLE LEVELS. THIS CONDITION COULD RESULT IN SEPARATION OF THE STEERING COLUMN, LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AND A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.
What fixes it
Official remedy
DTNA WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND THE BUSES WILL BE REPAIRED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 23, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DTNA AT 1-800-547-0712.
Recall lifecycle
Repair completion history
Campaign-level completion reporting. This does not determine whether a particular VIN has been repaired.
Latest reported completion: available in the live DOT record.
Affected vehicles
Vehicle configurations connected to 10V322000
2010 FREIGHTLINER BUSINESS CLASS M2Open vehicle record →2010 STERLING ACTERRAOpen vehicle record →2010 STERLING L-LINEOpen vehicle record →2010 STERLING A-LINEOpen vehicle record →2009 FREIGHTLINER BUSINESS CLASS M2Open vehicle record →2009 STERLING L-LINEOpen vehicle record →2009 STERLING A-LINEOpen vehicle record →2009 STERLING ACTERRAOpen vehicle record →
Owner action
Campaign pages describe the public recall record. To determine whether your specific vehicle has an unrepaired recall, use your VIN and verify the current status through NHTSA.