Daimler Trucks Recalls 43,000 Commercial Vehicles Due to Fire Risk
Daimler Trucks North America is recalling 43,000 commercial vehicles because a short-circuited engine component could cause a fire and injure occupants.
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 could result in a vehicle fire and injury to occupants, which aligns with the rubric criteria for 'significant injury' reports or risk of harm associated with fire hazards.
Plain-English summary
Daimler Trucks North America is recalling approximately 43,000 model year 2005 through 2012 Freightliner M2, Sterling Acterra, 7500, and 8500, and Thomas Built HDX vehicles. These vehicles were manufactured between June 23, 2004, and March 15, 2011, and are equipped with specific MBE900 EPA04 and EPA07 model engines.
The recall is due to a defect in the intake air grid heater, which may short circuit and fail due to excessive internal temperatures. A short-circuited grid heater could result in a vehicle fire and injury to vehicle occupants.
Daimler Trucks will notify owners, and dealers will repair the vehicles free of charge. Repairs will be performed by Detroit Diesel Corporation authorized repair facilities. The safety recall began on September 12, 2011. Owners may contact Daimler Trucks toll-free at 1-800-547-0712. This recall is an expansion of a previous recall, campaign number 10V-341.
The recalled product
- Product
- STERLING, THOMAS BUILT BUSES, FREIGHTLINER 8500, ACTERRA, HDX, M2
- Brand
- STERLING
- Manufacturer
- DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA
- Category
- Vehicle — Commercial Truck
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 43
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 (5)
- 8500
- ACTERRA
- HDX
- M2
- 7500
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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