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Daimler Trucks North America fuel lines may crack due to an improper manufacturing process.

NHTSA campaign 12V-576 · Reported December 11, 2012 · 1,601 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Daimler Trucks North America
VEHICLES AFFECTED
1,601
REMEDY
Daimler will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the fuel lines and tighten or replace them as needed, free of charge.
COST
Free

The short version

Daimler Trucks North America reported a problem with the delivery hoses, lines/piping, and fittings. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

The fuel lines may crack due to an improper manufacturing process. Additionally, the fuel pipe flare nuts may have been insufficiently tightened.

WHY IT MATTERS

Cracked fuel pipes or loose fuel pipe flare nuts may leak fuel. A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source may result in a vehicle fire.

WHAT TO DO

Daimler will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the fuel lines and tighten or replace them as needed, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 12V-576.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
—See NHTSA record 12V-576

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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