{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Daimler Trucks recall 11V455 (10C-5): Freightliner M2, Sterling 7500, Sterling 8500 and 2 more (2005 to 2012)",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/11v455/",
  "summary": "Recall 11V455 (Mercedes-Benz): A SHORT CIRCUITED GRID HEATER COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE FIRE AND INJURY TO VEHICLE OCCUPANTS.",
  "excerpt": "Freightliner M2, Sterling 7500, Sterling 8500, Sterling Acterra, Thomas Built Buses Hdx, model years 2005 to 2012. Filed by Daimler Trucks North America and reported to NHTSA on 31 August 2011. 43 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says 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 model engines. the intake air grid heater may short circuit … Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. CarsMultiverse / Recalls Mercedes-Benz's own number for this recall: 10C-5. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 11V455 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways. Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “A SHORT CIRCUITED GRID HEATER COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE FIRE AND INJURY TO VEHICLE OCCUPANTS.” 11V455 DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine 31 August 2011 2005-2012 FREIGHTLINER M2, STERLING 7500, STERLING 8500, STERLING ACTERRA, THOMAS BUILT",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T16:52:40+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-17T05:13:29+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Daimler Trucks recall 11V455 (10C-5): Freightliner M2, Sterling 7500, Sterling 8500 and 2 more (2005 to 2012)\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/11v455/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}