2008 Sterling A-Line recalls
The 2008 Sterling A-Line is affected by 11 safety recall campaigns in NHTSA's records.
At a glance
- Recall campaigns
- 11
- Most recent
- September 16, 2011
Source: NHTSA recall records
Recall campaigns
| Campaign | Reported | Part | Problem | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11V-478 | September 16, 2011 | Fuel system, diesel | Daimler trucks is recalling certain model year 2004 through 2008 heavy trucks manufactured from july 11, 2003, through september 28, 2007, equipped with EPA04 model mbe4000 engines built with plastic low pressure fuel lines and fuel filters mounted near the center of the engine on the left-hand side. The plastic low… | 73,500 |
| 11V-465 | September 8, 2011 | Electronic stability control (esc) | Daimler trucks is recalling certain model year 2006-2012 freightliner business class m2, cascadia, century, columbia, coronado and sterling a-line vehicles built with meritor wabco electronic stability control (ESC) system manufactured from september 15, 2005 through september 1, 2011. Under certain road and driving… | 4,444 |
| 11V-330 | June 21, 2011 | Electrical system (12v/24v/48v battery, cables) | Dtna is recalling certain model year 2008-2012 freightliner; cascadia, century class, columbia, and coronado, certain model year 2008-2009 sterling; a-line and l-line and certain model year 2009-2012 western star constellation vehicles, manufactured from january 14, 2008, through june 15, 2011, built with detroit… | 48,170 |
| 09V-366 | September 23, 2009 | Engine and engine cooling | Daimler trucks is recalling model year 2004-2010 trucks equipped with caterpillar c15 engine. The variable valve actuation oil line may rub against the p-clips retaining the oil line, causing an oil leak. | 25,362 |
| 09V-087 | March 13, 2009 | Engine and engine cooling (engine, diesel) | Caterpillar is recalling 14 my 2008-2009 sterling a-line & l-line trucks equipped with caterpillar engine. The aftertreatment regeneration device (ard) may develop a hole and heat and flame may escape during a regeneration of the diesel particular filter. | 14 |
| 07V-592 | December 21, 2007 | Steering (gear box, shaft sector) | On certain trucks equipped with trw steering gears, models tas85 and rcs85, these steering gears contain potentially defective sector shafts with an incorrect gear tooth which may interfere with the rack-piston teeth, resulting in a stick or bind condition. | 220 |
| 07V-530 | November 13, 2007 | Trailer hitches (fifth wheel assembly) | On certain truck-tractors equipped with holland simplex se or se II fifth wheels, the latch lever pivot bolt assembly may have been over-tightened which could distort the pivot bolt spacer sleeve. Corrosion or contaminates in the pivot may cause it to bind and prevent the fifth wheel jaw from latching securely around… | 38,000 |
| 07V-333 | August 1, 2007 | Wheels (lugs/nuts/bolts/studs) | On certain trucks built with axilok rear wheel spindle nuts, the nuts may have been improperly installed, with one or both locking clip tabs not properly engaged or damaged. | 1,042 |
| 07V-316 | July 24, 2007 | Suspension (rear) | On certain trucks equipped with tuftrac rear suspensions, the center casting brackets may be out of specification. An out of square casting may have unacceptable stress in the bracket when it is installed and may cause it to crack in service. | 1,200 |
| 07V-306 | July 18, 2007 | Steering | Freightliner is recalling certain school bus chassis, heavy trucks, van chassis, rv motorhome chassis manufactured from january 5 to may 17, 2007, equipped with axle alliance company (aac) front axles. During the front axle assembly, the fasteners that attach the steering arm or tie rod arms to the spindle may be over… | 18,000 |
| 07V-302 | July 16, 2007 | Service brakes, air (supply, check valve) | Certain freightliner school bus chassis, heavy trucks, and thomas built school buses manufactured between july 2002 and july 3, 2007, equipped with bendix sr-7 spring brake control valves. The parker scv brass 90 degree single check valves (scv) which attach to the supply port of a bendix sr-7 spring brake modulating… | 75,000 |