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Freightliner intake air grid heater may short circuit and fail due to excessive internal temperatures.

NHTSA campaign 11V-455 · Reported August 31, 2011 · 43 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Freightliner M2 and HDX
VEHICLES AFFECTED
43
REMEDY
DAIMLER TRUCKS WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL REPAIR THE VEHICLES FREE OF CHARGE.
COST
Free

The short version

DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA reported a problem with the engine and engine cooling engine. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

THE INTAKE AIR GRID HEATER MAY SHORT CIRCUIT AND FAIL DUE TO EXCESSIVE INTERNAL TEMPERATURES.

WHY IT MATTERS

A SHORT CIRCUITED GRID HEATER COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE FIRE AND INJURY TO VEHICLE OCCUPANTS.

WHAT TO DO

DAIMLER TRUCKS WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL REPAIR THE VEHICLES FREE OF CHARGE.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 11V-455.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
2005–2012Freightliner M2
2005–2012Thomas Built HDX

What changed

Newest first. The record shows both when the recall began and what has changed since.

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA. LATEST

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What this record means

Data from the NHTSA recall database. A clean VIN check means no open federal recalls for that vehicle — not that it never had one.

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