WESTERN STAR 6900 2006: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

General Information

NHTSA Campaign ID Number: 09V366000

Make Model Year
WESTERN STAR 6900 2006
Date Owners Notified Date Received by ODI Date Added to Database
2009-05-05 2009-09-23 2009-09-25

Production Dates: 2003-04-01 - 2009-06-30

Manufacturers Involved: Daimler Trucks North America, LLC

Manufacturer Campaign Number: FL-558

Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

Potential Number Of Units Affected: 25362

Report Initiator: MFR MFR Report

Summary

DAIMLER TRUCKS IS RECALLING MODEL YEAR 2004-2010 TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH CATERPILLAR C15 ENGINE. THE VARIABLE VALVE ACTUATION OIL LINE MAY RUB AGAINST THE P-CLIPS RETAINING THE OIL LINE, CAUSING AN OIL LEAK.

Consequence

AN OIL LEAK MAY RESULT IN A FIRE.

Remedy

DAIMLER TRUCKS IS WORKING WITH CATERPILLAR TO REMEDY THESE VEHICLES. PLEASE SEE CATERPILLAR'S DEFECT REPORT 09E-020. CATERPILLAR WILL INSPECT AND REPAIR THE NECESSARY COMPONENTS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 5, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CATERPILLAR TOLL-FREE AT 1-800-447-4986 OR DAIMLER TRUCKS AT 1-800-547-0712.

Notes

DAIMLER TRUCKS RECALL NO. FL-558. 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 .