Sterling L8500 Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 1 safety recall and 0 owner complaints across 2 model years of the Sterling L8500 (2006–2007).

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• 2006
• 2007

All Sterling L8500 recalls (1)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Sterling L8500, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

1. Reservoir/tank (service brakes)

   NHTSA 19V370000 Reported May 14, 2019 741 vehicles potentially affected Daimler Trucks North America LLC

   Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2004-2019 Freightliner 108SD, 114SD, 122SD, Cascadia, Columbia, Classic, FL80, FLD 120SD, Business Class M2, Western Star 4700, 4900, 6900, Sterling Acterra, L7500, LT7500, L8500, LT8500, L9500, and LT9500 vehicles. The vehicles may have an insufficient service brake air…

   Remedy: DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will add air reservoir capacity to the affected vehicles. Owner letters were mailed on November 29, 2021. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number…

   Model years: 2006, 2007

Other Sterling models

• 8277 complaints
• Acterra7 complaints
• L-Line7 complaints
• Bullet 55006 complaints
• Sterling4 complaints
• 3603 complaints
• 8253 complaints
• A-Line3 complaints

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.