35Affected configurations shown73,500Potential units affected—Latest completion context
What can happen
Safety consequence
THIS COULD CREATE A ROAD HAZARD INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH. FUEL LEAKAGE, IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.
What fixes it
Official remedy
DAIMLER TRUCKS WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND THE REMEDY WILL BE PERFORMED BY DETROIT DIESEL CORPORATION AUTHORIZED REPAIR FACILITIES. VEHICLES WILL BE INSPECTED AND THE PLASTIC LOW PRESSURE FUEL LINE WILL BE REPLACED WITH A STEEL LOW PRESSURE FUEL LINE. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. AN INTERIM LETTER WAS MAILED TO OWNERS ON OCTOBER 28, 2011. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 21, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DAIMLER TRUCKS 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 11V478000
2008 FREIGHTLINER BUSINESS CLASS M2Open vehicle record →2008 FREIGHTLINER CASCADIAOpen vehicle record →2008 FREIGHTLINER COLUMBIAOpen vehicle record →2008 FREIGHTLINER FLDOpen vehicle record →2008 STERLING A-LINEOpen vehicle record →2008 STERLING L-LINEOpen vehicle record →2008 WESTERN STAR 4900Open vehicle record →2007 FREIGHTLINER BUSINESS CLASS M2Open vehicle record →2007 FREIGHTLINER CASCADIAOpen vehicle record →2007 FREIGHTLINER FLDOpen vehicle record →2007 FREIGHTLINER COLUMBIAOpen vehicle record →2007 STERLING A-LINEOpen vehicle record →2007 STERLING L-LINEOpen vehicle record →2007 WESTERN STAR 4900Open vehicle record →2006 FREIGHTLINER BUSINESS CLASS M2Open vehicle record →2006 FREIGHTLINER FLDOpen vehicle record →2006 FREIGHTLINER CASCADIAOpen vehicle record →2006 FREIGHTLINER COLUMBIAOpen vehicle record →2006 STERLING A-LINEOpen vehicle record →2006 STERLING L-LINEOpen vehicle record →2006 WESTERN STAR 4900Open vehicle record →2005 FREIGHTLINER BUSINESS CLASS M2Open vehicle record →2005 FREIGHTLINER FLDOpen vehicle record →2005 FREIGHTLINER CASCADIAOpen vehicle record →2005 FREIGHTLINER COLUMBIAOpen vehicle record →2005 STERLING A-LINEOpen vehicle record →2005 STERLING L-LINEOpen vehicle record →2005 WESTERN STAR 4900Open vehicle record →2004 FREIGHTLINER BUSINESS CLASS M2Open vehicle record →2004 FREIGHTLINER COLUMBIAOpen vehicle record →2004 FREIGHTLINER FLDOpen vehicle record →2004 FREIGHTLINER CASCADIAOpen vehicle record →2004 STERLING A-LINEOpen vehicle record →2004 STERLING L-LINEOpen vehicle record →2004 WESTERN STAR 4900Open 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.