{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Sterling recall 16V418 (FL-714): Sterling Bullet 4500, Sterling Bullet 5500 (2008 to 2009)",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/16v418/",
  "summary": "Recall 16V418 (Sterling): An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.",
  "excerpt": "Sterling Bullet 4500, Sterling Bullet 5500, model years 2008 to 2009. Filed by Daimler Trucks North America LLC and reported to NHTSA on 9 June 2016. 2,601 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Daimler Trucks of North America (DTNA) is recalling certain model year 2008-2009 Sterling Bullet 4500 and 5500 chassis cab vehicles manufactured October 15, 2007, through November 10, 2008. These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules, and used … 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-714. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 16V418 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: “An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.” 16V418 Daimler Trucks North America LLC Air Bags:Frontal:Passenger Side:Inflator Module 9 June 2016 2008-2009 STERLING BULLET 4500, STERLING BULLET 5500 An inflator rupture may result in metal ",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T18:30:49+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T11:03:26+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Sterling recall 16V418 (FL-714): Sterling Bullet 4500, Sterling Bullet 5500 (2008 to 2009)\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/16v418/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}