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 insufficiently tightened.
Autocar Industries, LLC is recalling certain model year 2012 Xpert vehicles manufactured March 19, 2012, through November 1, 2012; and with serial numbers in the range 214112 through 215156. The vehicles are equipped with Hayes Lemmerz manufactured, model 90262, steel wheels. Due to an inadequate weld between the wheel disc and rim, the disc can […]
Autocar Industries, LLC is recalling certain model year 2012-2013 Xspotter vehicles manufactured May 10, 2012, through November 29, 2012; and with serial numbers in the range 214110 through 215068. The vehicles are equipped with Hayes Lemmerz manufactured, model 90262, steel wheels. Due to an inadequate weld between the wheel disc and rim, the disc can […]
Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) is recalling certain model year 2013 Freightliner brand; Business Class M2, Cascadia, Coronado, 108SD, 114SD, and certain model year 2013 Western Star 4700 and 4900 trucks, equipped with model number 90262 and 90541 Hayes Lemmerz steel wheels. Due to an inadequate weld between the wheel disc and rim, the rim […]
Phenix Enterprises, Inc. (Phenix) is recalling certain model year 2009 and 2011 trucks manufactured from July 22, 2008, through December 16, 2011, equipped with a Sure Power battery separator, part number 16511893 (model 1314). Suspect vehicles, in their as-built configuration, had a Sure Power battery separator installed on the inboard side of the curb side […]
Daimler Trucks North America FREIGHTLINER / 2010-2011 Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) is recalling certain model year 2010-2013 Freightliner brand XB and XC custom chassis manufactured January 1, 2010, through September 20, 2012. The chassis are equipped with diode jumpers that may come loose in their connectors resulting in an open circuit. Two circuits are […]
Wards Auto – Expect more emotional design language from Volkswagen as it looks to win over more U.S. consumers and increase its worldwide sales tally, its chief designer says. The German auto maker has not been shy about its goal to deliver 800,000 vehicles in the U.S. in 2018, but to do that it has had to […]
The Detroit News – Ford says it expects to sell 2.2 million vehicles this year, with the Ford Focus compact car being its most popular model. The Dearborn company says it is the second year in a row it will sell more than 2 million cars. It sold 737,856 Ford Focuses through September. The Ford […]
Automotive News – Hyundai Motor Co. and smaller affiliate Kia Motors Corp., South Korea’s two largest automakers, forecast their slowest sales growth in seven years as a slowing global economy and strengthening won saps demand.
