The Recall Desk
SevereNHTSA·11V173000·Announced 2011-03-15

Daimler Trucks Recalls 2008-2009 Freightliner and Sterling Emergency Vehicles

Daimler Trucks is recalling 2008-2009 Freightliner and Sterling emergency vehicles due to engine software issues that may cause unexpected shutdowns or fires.

What this means for you

Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The source text explicitly states that the defect may result in a fire, which meets the rubric criteria for 'significant injury/property-damage reports' or high-risk vehicle defects.

Plain-English summary

Daimler Trucks North America is recalling certain model year 2008 and 2009 Freightliner Business Class M2 and Sterling Acterra emergency vehicles manufactured between August 18, 2006, and July 7, 2010. These vehicles are equipped with EPA 2007 MBE 900 Detroit Diesel engines. The recall affects 50 units.

The defect involves engine software that may not react properly to certain aftermarket treatment device fault codes. This malfunction may cause the vehicle to shut down unnecessarily or fail to shut down when an aftermarket device has an over-temperature fault. An unexpected shutdown may increase the risk of a crash, while overheating of the aftertreatment device without engine shutdown may result in a fire.

Daimler Trucks will notify owners, and repairs will be performed by Detroit Diesel free of charge. The safety recall began on March 25, 2011. Owners may contact Daimler Trucks at 1-800-547-0712 or the NHTSA Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236. This campaign is an expansion of a previous recall (10V-472).

The recalled product

Product
STERLING, FREIGHTLINER ACTERRA, BUSINESS CLASS M2
Brand
STERLING
Manufacturer
DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA
Category
Vehicle — Emergency Vehicles
Hazard
Affected units
50

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Model numbers (2)

  • ACTERRA
  • BUSINESS CLASS M2

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

Related recalls

Same brand · STERLING

Same manufacturer · DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA

See all →

Same hazard · fire

See all →