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Freightliner - Daimler truck north america

Official notice

15 Apr 2021

Last checked

15 Apr 2021

High riskHealth Canada

An official Health Canada notice concerns Freightliner - Daimler truck north america. On certain vehicles equipped with an MBE900 (EPA04 and EPA07) engine, the intake air grid heater may short circuit and fail. This could result in a vehicle fire causing property damage and/or personal injury. Correction: Dealers will install an additional external relay to prevent battery connection to the grid heater when the vehicle is not running and when grid heater control signal is absent. Published 2021-04-15.

What to do now

Please see corrective actions section below

Recall number

71728

Official notice

2021-04-15

The hazard

On certain vehicles equipped with an MBE900 (EPA04 and EPA07) engine, the intake air grid heater may short circuit and fail. This could result in a vehicle fire causing property damage and/or personal injury. Correction: Dealers will install an additional external relay to prevent battery connection to the grid heater when the vehicle is not running and when grid heater control signal is absent.

How to check if you're affected

Compare the VIN on your vehicle against the official list. If your VIN is listed, follow the official notice.

Recall Numbers

71728

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Affected products

Product 1

Year: 2006, Make: FREIGHTLINER, Model: BUSINESS CLASS M2

Product 2

Year: 2006, Make: FREIGHTLINER CUSTOM CHASSIS (FCCC), Model: MT CHASSIS

Product 3

Year: 2006, Make: STERLING, Model: 7500

Product 4

Year: 2006, Make: STERLING, Model: 8500

Product 5

Year: 2006, Make: STERLING, Model: ACTERRA

Product 6

Year: 2006, Make: THOMAS BUILT, Model: FS-65 NON-SCHOOL BUS

Product 7

Year: 2006, Make: THOMAS BUILT, Model: FS-65 SCHOOL BUS

Product 8

Year: 2006, Make: THOMAS BUILT, Model: SAF-T-LINER C2 NON-SCHOOL BUS

Product 9

Year: 2006, Make: THOMAS BUILT, Model: SAF-T-LINER C2 SCHOOL BUS

Product 10

Year: 2006, Make: WESTERN STAR, Model: 4900

Product 11

Year: 2007, Make: FREIGHTLINER, Model: BUSINESS CLASS M2

Product 12

Year: 2007, Make: FREIGHTLINER CUSTOM CHASSIS (FCCC), Model: MT CHASSIS

Product 13

Year: 2007, Make: STERLING, Model: 7500

Product 14

Year: 2007, Make: STERLING, Model: 8500

Product 15

Year: 2007, Make: STERLING, Model: ACTERRA

Product 16

Year: 2007, Make: THOMAS BUILT, Model: FS-65 NON-SCHOOL BUS

Product 17

Year: 2007, Make: THOMAS BUILT, Model: FS-65 SCHOOL BUS

Product 18

Year: 2007, Make: THOMAS BUILT, Model: SAF-T-LINER C2 NON-SCHOOL BUS

Product 19

Year: 2007, Make: THOMAS BUILT, Model: SAF-T-LINER C2 SCHOOL BUS

Product 20

Year: 2007, Make: WESTERN STAR, Model: 4900

Product 21

Year: 2008, Make: FREIGHTLINER, Model: BUSINESS CLASS M2

Product 22

Year: 2008, Make: FREIGHTLINER CUSTOM CHASSIS (FCCC), Model: MT CHASSIS

Product 23

Year: 2008, Make: STERLING, Model: 7500

Product 24

Year: 2008, Make: STERLING, Model: 8500

Product 25

Year: 2008, Make: STERLING, Model: ACTERRA

Product 26

Year: 2008, Make: THOMAS BUILT, Model: FS-65 NON-SCHOOL BUS

Product 27

Year: 2008, Make: THOMAS BUILT, Model: FS-65 SCHOOL BUS

Product 28

Year: 2008, Make: THOMAS BUILT, Model: SAF-T-LINER C2 NON-SCHOOL BUS

Product 29

Year: 2008, Make: THOMAS BUILT, Model: SAF-T-LINER C2 SCHOOL BUS

Product 30

Year: 2008, Make: WESTERN STAR, Model: 4900

Product 31

Year: 2009, Make: FREIGHTLINER, Model: BUSINESS CLASS M2

Product 32

Year: 2009, Make: FREIGHTLINER CUSTOM CHASSIS (FCCC), Model: MT CHASSIS

Product 33

Year: 2009, Make: STERLING, Model: 7500

Product 34

Year: 2009, Make: STERLING, Model: 8500

Product 35

Year: 2009, Make: STERLING, Model: ACTERRA

Product 36

Year: 2009, Make: THOMAS BUILT, Model: FS-65 NON-SCHOOL BUS

Product 37

Year: 2009, Make: THOMAS BUILT, Model: FS-65 SCHOOL BUS

Product 38

Year: 2009, Make: THOMAS BUILT, Model: SAF-T-LINER C2 NON-SCHOOL BUS

Product 39

Year: 2009, Make: THOMAS BUILT, Model: SAF-T-LINER C2 SCHOOL BUS

Product 40

Year: 2009, Make: WESTERN STAR, Model: 4900

Product 41

Year: 2010, Make: FREIGHTLINER, Model: BUSINESS CLASS M2

Product 42

Year: 2010, Make: FREIGHTLINER CUSTOM CHASSIS (FCCC), Model: MT CHASSIS

Product 43

Year: 2010, Make: STERLING, Model: 7500

Product 44

Year: 2010, Make: STERLING, Model: 8500

Product 45

Year: 2010, Make: STERLING, Model: ACTERRA

Product 46

Year: 2010, Make: THOMAS BUILT, Model: FS-65 NON-SCHOOL BUS

Product 47

Year: 2010, Make: THOMAS BUILT, Model: FS-65 SCHOOL BUS

Product 48

Year: 2010, Make: THOMAS BUILT, Model: SAF-T-LINER C2 NON-SCHOOL BUS

Product 49

Year: 2010, Make: THOMAS BUILT, Model: SAF-T-LINER C2 SCHOOL BUS

Product 50

Year: 2010, Make: WESTERN STAR, Model: 4900

Product 51

Year: 2011, Make: FREIGHTLINER, Model: BUSINESS CLASS M2

Product 52

Year: 2011, Make: FREIGHTLINER CUSTOM CHASSIS (FCCC), Model: MT CHASSIS

Product 53

Year: 2011, Make: STERLING, Model: 7500

Product 54

Year: 2011, Make: STERLING, Model: 8500

Product 55

Year: 2011, Make: STERLING, Model: ACTERRA

Product 56

Year: 2011, Make: THOMAS BUILT, Model: FS-65 NON-SCHOOL BUS

Product 57

Year: 2011, Make: THOMAS BUILT, Model: FS-65 SCHOOL BUS

Product 58

Year: 2011, Make: THOMAS BUILT, Model: SAF-T-LINER C2 NON-SCHOOL BUS

Product 59

Year: 2011, Make: THOMAS BUILT, Model: SAF-T-LINER C2 SCHOOL BUS

Product 60

Year: 2011, Make: WESTERN STAR, Model: 4900

Risk / hazard

On certain vehicles equipped with an MBE900 (EPA04 and EPA07) engine, the intake air grid heater may short circuit and fail. This could result in a vehicle fire causing property damage and/or personal injury. Correction: Dealers will install an additional external relay to prevent battery connection to the grid heater when the vehicle is not running and when grid heater control signal is absent.

Where it was sold

The source does not list specific retailers. See the official notice for where affected products were sold.

Location 1

CA · Canada

Affected area 1

CA · Canada

Company & contacts

Brand: Freightliner, Freightliner Custom Chassis, Sterling, Thomas Built, Western Star, Daimler Truck North.

Source & status

Source

Health Canada

Tier

official

Category

VEHICLES

App estimate

high

Recall details

Recall number

71728

Source tier

official

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

View full official notice
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