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2007 Sterling L-Line Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Dec 22, 2010
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since Aug 27, 2008

What this page shows

Our database holds 3 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2007 Sterling L-Line. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

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Fuel system
Filed Dec 22, 2010

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 STERLING L-LINE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DIESEL FUEL LINE WAS LEAKING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRUCK WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V113000 (FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE FUEL LINE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 219,212. THE CONSUMER STATED INITIALLY THE FUEL LEAKS WERE PREDOMINATELY FROM CRACKED HIGH PRESSURE STEEL LINES LEADING TO THE FUEL INJECTOR. THE CONSUMER STATED HE FIRST EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING THE TRUCKS BY DETROIT DIESEL IN 2005. UPDATED EVOQ 01/31/11 UPDATED 02/17/11*LJ UPDATED 05/09/11

NHTSA ID
10372103
Incident
Jan 1, 2006
Mileage
219,212 mi
SteeringTires & wheels
Filed Nov 11, 2010
1 injury reported

BLOWN MICHELIN STEER TIRE THAT WAS 3 MONTHS OLD. HAD ABOUT 35,000 MILES ON THIS TIRE. I STILL HAVE TIRE. HEARD OF ALOT OF MISHAPS WITH THIS SAME TYPE AND SIZE OF TIRE. I THOUGHT I WAS GONNA DIE WHEN THIS HAPPENED. HAPPENED ON SEPT 28 2010. *TR

NHTSA ID
10365389
Incident
Sep 28, 2010
Mileage
344,818 mi
Fuel system
Filed Aug 27, 2008

WE HAVE 6 STERLING TRUCKS AFFECTED BY RECALL #08V-113. WE HAVE HAD TWO OF OUR TRUCKS EXPERIENCE A FAILURE IN THE FUEL LINES, SPRAYING DIESEL FUEL ALL OVER THE ROAD BEHIND US, PAYING FOR SEVERAL CAR WASHES FOR CARS FOLLOWING US AND PAYING FOR AFTER HOURS ROAD SIDE REPAIRS. DETROIT DIESELS RECALL NOTICE STATES TO CONTACT THEM TO BE RE-IMBURSED. WHEN WE CALLED THE NUMBER LISTED, THE RECORDING STATES THEY WILL NOT RE-IMBURSE FOR THESE REPAIRS. *TR

NHTSA ID
10239882
Incident
May 25, 2008
Mileage
16,966 mi

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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