Vehicle recall 11V146000 · March 3, 2011
Western Star 4900, Sterling 9500 and 5 more models
The intake air grid heater may short circuit and fail due to excessive internal temperatures.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Daimler trucks (dtna) is recalling certain model year 2006 through 2011 freightliner, cascadia, century, columbia fld, and M2, sterling 9500, and western star 4900 heavy trucks manufactured from March 20, 2006, through June 30, 2010, equipped with specific MBE4000 EPA07 model engines. The intake air grid heater may short circuit and fail due to excessive internal temperatures.
- Consequence
- A short circuited grid heater could result in a vehicle fire and injury to vehicle occupants.
- Remedy
- Dtna will notify owners of the recall during March 2011. Another notification will be issued once the remedy is released. Dtna expects the remedy to be available by December 1, 2011. Repairs will be performed by dtna dealers free of charge. Owners may contact dtna toll-free at 1-800-547-0712. This recall is asscociated with a previous recall, campaign number 10V-341.
- Notes
- Daimler trucks' recall campaign number is 10C-5.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.
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 11V146000
- Reported to NHTSA
- March 3, 2011
- Filed by
- DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA
- Manufacturer campaign
- 10C-5
- Owner notification
- December 2, 2011
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 2,073
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Engine and engine cooling
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Freightliner Cascadia (2006-2011): 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006
- Freightliner Century (2006-2011): 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006
- Freightliner Columbia (2006-2011): 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006
- Freightliner FLD (2006-2011): 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006
- Freightliner M2 (2006-2011): 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006
- Sterling 9500 (2006-2011): 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006
- Western Star 4900 (2006-2011): 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006
Has your Freightliner been repaired?
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