Daimler trucks north america is recalling certain model year 2005 through 2012 freightliner m2, sterling acterra, 7500 & 8500, and thomas built hdx vehicles manufactured from june 23, 2004, through march 15, 2011, equipped with specific mbe900 epa04 and epa07...
2005-2012 · 8 model years
Sterling 8500 Problems by year
Owners have filed 1 complaints about the Sterling 8500 across 8 model years, and it has 5 recalls. The 2009 has the most complaints once its age is allowed for (1). The most reported problem area is the engine & cooling, followed by the fuel system.
- Complaints
- 1
- Recalls
- 5
- Crashes
- 0
- Fires
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Deaths
- 0
8500 complaints by model year
Highlighted: the year with the most complaints for its age. Older vehicles have had more time to collect complaints - the Safety Index grade allows for that.
Most common 8500 problems
Sterling 8500 recalls 5
Daimler trucks is recalling certain model year 2007 through 2011 freightliner, fccc, sterling, and western star heavy trucks manufactured from september 5, 2006, through june 30, 2010, equipped with specific mbe900 epa04 and epa07 model engines. The intake...
Daimler trucks is recalling model year 2007-2010 freightliner, sterling and western star vehicles equipped with detroit diesel dd15 epa07 engines which were manufactured with grid heaters. Increased internal grid heater resistance caused by improperly...
Daimler trucks is recalling certain model year 2006 through 2010 heavy trucks manufactured between january 17, 2006 and march 31, 2009, equipped with epa07 model mbe4000 engines built with plastic low pressure fuel lines. The plastic lines may experience...
Daimler trucks is recalling 1,460 model year 2009 and 2010 heavy duty trucks and fccc chassis (used on thomas built school buses) manufactured from june 11 through december 16, 2008, equipped with certain haldex quick release valves (qrv). The rubber...
Latest 8500 complaints
These three types of commercial vehicles 2009 sterling lng, 2010 freightliner lng and kenworth lng 2010 are design to transport loads in and out from the port of long beach. These three vehicles has a tendency to be mechanically problematic by constantly breaking down but the most concern issue is that these vehicles has a normal function in turning off while driving on the road which is dangerous to our public. The company I work for has around 200 lng trucks which they all suddenly turn off on the freeway while...
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driving. Our company state that only a 10% of the lng trucks have this issue which is a lie because I drive this trucks and all of my collies workers have these issues. These trucks need a recall and not wait until someone gets killed in the road.
Questions about the Sterling 8500
Which Sterling 8500 years have the most problems?
By the number of complaints owners filed with NHTSA: 2009 (1). Allowing for how long each has been on the road, the 2009 stands out most. Complaint counts also rise with sales, so compare years of the same model rather than different models.
Which Sterling 8500 years have the fewest complaints?
What are the most common Sterling 8500 problems?
Across every model year, owners report problems with the engine & cooling (1), fuel system (1) most often.
How many recalls does the Sterling 8500 have?
NHTSA lists 5 recalls across all Sterling 8500 model years. Each year's page lists the recalls for that year; check your own vehicle by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see whether the repair has been done.
Source: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) complaints and recalls, checked daily. Complaints are owners' own reports and are not verified. How we use the data