Sterling L Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 1 safety recall and 0 owner complaints across 1 model year of the Sterling L (2007).

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• 2007

All Sterling L recalls (1)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Sterling L, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

1. Air (parking brake)

   NHTSA 06V205000 Reported June 12, 2006 5,243 vehicles potentially affected FREIGHTLINER LLC

   Certain heavy trucks, shuttle buses, and school buses equipped with bendix modulated spring brake valves. A defect in the modulated spring brake valve casting may cause an intermittent delay in the application of the park brake.

   Remedy: Freightliner will notify owners and replace the defective valves free of charge. The recall began on june 28, 2006 to freightliner, sterling, and fccc owners. Thomas built mailed letters to owners beginning july 27,…

   Model years: 2007

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Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.