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United States 09V074000

Daimler Trucks North America, LLC

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING — ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE/STERLING/CHRYSLER · March 6, 2009

The problem

DAIMLER TRUCKS IS RECALLING 46 MY 2008 STERLING BULLET TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH DASH SILENCER PAD THAT COULD SAG AND COME IN CONTACT WITH AN EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION (EGR) COOLER IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.

Risk

THIS COULD RESULT IN AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE.

What owners should do

DEALERS WILL ADD A BRACKET TO SUPPORT THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT SILENCER PAD ADJACENT TO THE EGR COOLER. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING MAY 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DAIMLER TRUCKS AT 1-800-547-0712.

Units 46

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