OFFICIAL CAMPAIGN FILE

NHTSA campaign 11V146000

NHTSA campaign 11V146000 covers 40 published year-and-model reports from 3 makes in this index and lists 2,073 potentially affected units campaign-wide. VIN eligibility must be checked separately.

Report received March 3, 2011 · Snapshot September 21, 2026

01 / DEFECT RECORD

What NHTSA campaign 11V146000 says

NHTSA campaign 11V146000 identifies ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING and states that A short circuited grid heater could result in a vehicle fire and injury to vehicle occupants.

Defect 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 summary

A short circuited grid heater could result in a vehicle fire and injury to vehicle occupants.

02 / CORRECTIVE ACTION

Remedy for NHTSA campaign 11V146000

For NHTSA campaign 11V146000, the filed corrective action says: 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.

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.

Owner notification: December 2, 2011
Filing manufacturer: DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA
Component groups: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

03 / PUBLISHED VEHICLES

Vehicles listed under NHTSA campaign 11V146000

RecallRoad links 40 year-and-model reports associated with NHTSA campaign 11V146000; the list reflects published source rows, not individual VIN coverage.