Defect Description For Recall
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 Switch That Enables The Vehicle Operator To Inhibit Aftertreatment Diesel Particulate Filter Regeneration In Environments Where The Operator Believes It May Be Unsafe For Elevated Exhaust Temperatures. Due To An Issue With The Logic In The Ecm Software In These Engines, The Switch May Not FunCTIon Correctly, Leading The Operator To Believe That The Switch Is In “Inhibit” Mode When It Is Not.
Make Of Vehicle
STERLING
Model Of Vehicle
ACTERRA
Year
2010
Recall Campaign Number
09V451000
Component Description
Engine And Engine Cooling
Effect Of Defect
This Condition Will Permit Hot Exhaust Gases To Exit The Vehicle TaiLPIpe, Increasing The Risk Of Melting Or Burning Of Nearby Surfaces, Or A Fire.
Fix Defect
Daimler Trucks Is Working With Cummins To Repair The Engines Free Of Charge. Please See Cummins’ Defect Report 09E-046. The Safety Recall Is Expected To Begin During November 2009. Owners May Contact Cummins At 1-800-Diesels (1-800-343-7357) Or Daimler Trucks At 1-800-547-0712.
Vehicle Manufacturer
Daimler Trucks North America
Start Of Manufacture
20070404
End Of Manufacture
20090715
Type Of Vehicle Recall
V
Number Affected
101
Date Owners Notified
20090904
Initiated By
Mfr
Responsible Manufacturer
Daimler Trucks North America, Llc
Date Report Received
20091124
Make Campaign Number
FL-565