2008 Sterling Bullet recall: engine
⚠️ What's wrong
Daimler trucks is recalling 46 my 2008 sterling Bullet trucks equipped with dash silencer pad that could sag and come in contact with an exhaust gas recirculation (egr) cooler in the engine compartment.
💥 The risk
This could result in an engine compartment fire.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will add a bracket to support the engine compartment silencer pad adjacent to the egr cooler. The recall is expected to begin during may 2009. Owners may contact daimler trucks at 1-800-547-0712.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 09V074000
- Manufacturer recall #
- FL-546
- Manufacturer
- DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA
- Vehicles affected
- 46
- Component
- ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
- Owner phone
- 1-800-547-0712
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Apr 15, 2009
- Built
- Jan 1, 2007 – Nov 5, 2007
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Daimler trucks recall no. FL-546.owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov .