2008 Sterling Acterra recalls
The 2008 Sterling Acterra is affected by 13 safety recall campaigns in NHTSA's records.
At a glance
- Recall campaigns
- 13
- Most recent
- August 31, 2011
Source: NHTSA recall records
Recall campaigns
| Campaign | Reported | Part | Problem | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11V-455 | August 31, 2011 | Engine and engine cooling (engine) | Daimler trucks north america is recalling certain model year 2005 through 2012 freightliner m2, sterling acterra, 7500 & 8500, and thomas built hdx vehicles manufactured from june 23, 2004, through march 15, 2011, equipped with specific mbe900 EPA04 and EPA07 model engines. The intake air grid heater may short circuit… | 43 |
| 11V-173 | March 15, 2011 | Engine and engine cooling | Daimler trucks is recalling certain model year 2008 and 2009 freightliner business class m2 and sterling acterra emergency vehicles manufactured from august 18, 2006, through july 7, 2010, equipped with EPA 2007 mbe 900 detroit diesel engines. Engine software may not react properly to certain aftermarket treatment… | 50 |
| 10V-472 | October 8, 2010 | Engine and engine cooling | Daimler trucks is recalling certain model year 2007 through 2010 freightliner business class m2, custom chassis mt45, s2 chassis, and stering acterra vehicles manufactured from october 5, 2006, through may 24, 2010, equipped with EPA 2007 mbe 900 detroit diesel engines. Engine software may not react properly to… | 58 |
| 10V-341 | July 27, 2010 | Engine and engine cooling | Daimler trucks is recalling certain model year 2007 through 2011 freightliner, fccc, sterling, and western star heavy trucks manufactured from september 5, 2006, through june 30, 2010, equipped with specific mbe900 EPA04 and EPA07 model engines. The intake air grid heater may short circuit and fail due to excessive… | 5,743 |
| 09V-451 | November 24, 2009 | Engine and engine cooling | Daimler trucks is recalling certain model year 2008 through 2010 freightliner m2, custom chassis mt55, and sterling acterra vehicles manufactured between april 4, 2007 and july 15, 2009, equipped with cummins isc cm2150 and isl cm2150 model diesel engines. The vehicles may be designed with a hard wired, dash-mounted… | 101 |
| 09V-456 | November 19, 2009 | Equipment (appliance, air conditioner) | Cues, inc. Is recalling certain model year 2007-2009 service vehicles built on various chassis equipped with carrier airv ceiling units, model nos. 68rv0010ba, 68rv0012ca, and 68rv0010ea. The heater element in these assemblies may be defective which could cause the unit to create smoke or sparks. | 269 |
| 08V-159 | April 9, 2008 | Parking brake (conventional, air) | Daimler trucks is recalling 900 my 2008 freightliner argosy, argosy rhd, cascadia, columbia, century st, coronado, sterling acterra, l-line and western star 4900 trucks equipped with bendix mv-3 dash control valves. The molded valve body has an incorrect core pin in the injection mold causing the valve body to be… | 900 |
| 08V-137 | March 25, 2008 | Power train (axle assembly) | Daimler trucks is recalling 28,764 my 2001 through 2008 fccc b2 and fs65 school bus chassis, fccc fb65 conventional buses, and sterling acterra, freightliner fln, and business class m2 heavy trucks, built from january 26, 2000, through march 24, 2008, manufactured with arvinmeritor or axle alliance company 6,000… | 28,764 |
| 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 |