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Sterling L9500 Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 2 safety recalls and 0 owner complaints across 5 model years of the Sterling L9500 (2004–2008).

2
safety recalls, all years
0
owner complaints, all years
2004
year with most recalls

Pick your Sterling L9500 model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2008 Sterling L950010
2007 Sterling L950010
2006 Sterling L950010
2005 Sterling L950010
2004 Sterling L950010

All Sterling L9500 recalls (2)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Sterling L9500, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Reservoir/tank (service brakes)

    NHTSA 19V370000 Reported 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: 2004, 2005, 2006

  2. Delivery (fuel system)

    NHTSA 07V335000 Reported 4,299 vehicles potentially affected FREIGHTLINER LLC

    On certain trucks, a manufacturing error in the fuel-water separator preheater thermoswitch may prevent the fuel preheater from turning off if the ignition is left on. If the ignition switch is left on when fuel is added to the fuel- water separator at the factory or during a filter element change, a small flame may occur inside the…

    Remedy: Dealers will inspect the fuel filter date code and thermoswitch lot code to determine if they contain the suspect component free of charge. The recall began on october 4, 2007. Owners may contact freightliner at…

    Model years: 2007, 2008

Other Sterling models

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.