{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Sterling recall 13V605 (FL-655): Sterling Bullet (2008 to 2009)",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/13v605/",
  "summary": "Recall 13V605 (Sterling): A failure of the tie rod assembly may result in a loss of steering control, increasing the risk of a crash.",
  "excerpt": "Sterling Bullet, model years 2008 to 2009. Filed by Daimler Trucks North America and reported to NHTSA on 29 November 2013. 2,564 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) is recalling certain model year 2008-2009 Sterling Bullet trucks manufactured October 15, 2007, through November 10, 2008. In the affected vehicles, the left outer tie rod ball stud may fracture. 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 Sterling's own number for this recall: FL-655. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 13V605 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 failure of the tie rod assembly may result in a loss of steering control, increasing the risk of a crash.” 13V605 Daimler Trucks North America Steering:Linkages:Tie Rod Assembly 29 November 2013 2008-2009 STERLING BULLET A failure of the tie rod assembly may result in a loss of steering control, increasing the risk of a crash. DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will replace the tie rod assembly with a redesigned assembl",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T15:41:13+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-17T07:46:56+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Sterling recall 13V605 (FL-655): Sterling Bullet (2008 to 2009)\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/13v605/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}