Sterling 360, model year 2007. Filed by Daimler Trucks North America and reported to NHTSA on 11 December 2012. 1,601 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Daimler Trucks North America is recalling certain model year 2007 Sterling 360 trucks manufactured from January 25, 2006, through January 22, 2007; and equipped with an EPA04 4M50 engine. The fuel lines may crack due to an improper manufacturing process. Additionally, the fuel pipe flare nuts may have been …
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Mercedes-Benz's own number for this recall: FL-636. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 12V576 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways.
What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 12V576 cover?
- Sterling 360, model year 2007.
- What is wrong with them?
- Daimler Trucks North America is recalling certain model year 2007 Sterling 360 trucks manufactured from January 25, 2006, through January 22, 2007; and equipped with an EPA04 4M50 engine. The fuel lines may crack due to an improper manufacturing process.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- 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.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. Daimler will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the fuel lines and tighten or replace them as needed, free of charge. The safety recall began on February 5, 2013. Owners may contact Daimler Trucks at 1-800-547-0712.
- What should I do now?
- Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on. Mercedes-Benz calls this recall FL-636, which is the number on the owner letter and the dealer paperwork.
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: “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.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 12V576 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | Daimler Trucks North America |
| System at fault | Fuel System, Other:Delivery:Hoses, Lines/Piping, And Fittings |
| Reported to NHTSA | 11 December 2012 |
| Model years | 2007-2007 |
| Vehicles named | STERLING 360 |
What the notice says today
The consequence
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.
The remedy
Daimler will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the fuel lines and tighten or replace them as needed, free of charge. The safety recall began on February 5, 2013. Owners may contact Daimler Trucks at 1-800-547-0712.
What it said before
This campaign is in the register but not yet in the dated wording archive, so we cannot yet say whether its text has moved. It enters the archive on the next pass.
This is one of 145 notices in the record whose component field names fuel system, other. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 35 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
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CarsMultiverse, recall 12V576, wording as read on 17 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/12v576/
The cross-border matches used on this site are deposited as a citable dataset: doi:10.5281/zenodo.22087136. The recall wording itself is published by the national authority named above and is theirs, not ours.
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