- Vehicles
- 44,429
- Built between
- Not published
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Equipment
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 13 March 2006
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
The manufacturer did not publish a build-date range for this recall, so the model and year list below is the only way to tell whether your vehicle is covered.
- 2001-2005 Detroit Diesel MBE4000
What the defect is
Certain detroit diesel EGR MBE4000 engines manufactured between 2001 and 2005, equipped in freightliner, sterling, and western star trucks. The low pressure fuel line can crack or rub through resulting in fuel on the highway surface creating skid hazard.
What could happen
Diesel fuel spilled on a road surface can cause a skid condition which could result in a vehicle crash.
What gets fixed
DDC WILL NOTIFY ITS OWNERS AND REPAIR THE ENGINES FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 13, 2006.
Timeline
- Recall reported to NHTSA24 February 2006
- Owners notified13 March 2006
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 24 February 2006.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Manufacturer contact
Owners may contact ddc at 313-592-3708.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- 06C-1 06C-2
- Recalling manufacturer
- DETROIT DIESEL CORP.
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional notes
Ddc recall nos. 06C-1 & 06C-2.CUSTOMERS may 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.
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.