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Sterling LT8500 Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 3 safety recalls and 0 owner complaints across 9 model years of the Sterling LT8500 (2007–2015).

3
safety recalls, all years
0
owner complaints, all years
2008
year with most recalls

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Model yearRecallsComplaints
2015 Sterling LT850010
2014 Sterling LT850010
2013 Sterling LT850010
2012 Sterling LT850010
2011 Sterling LT850010
2010 Sterling LT850010
2009 Sterling LT850020
2008 Sterling LT850020
2007 Sterling LT850010

All Sterling LT8500 recalls (3)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Sterling LT8500, 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: 2007

  2. Engine (engine and engine cooling)

    NHTSA 15V343000 Reported 3,200 vehicles potentially affected Daimler Trucks North America LLC

    Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain model year 2007-2016 Freightliner 114SD and M2 Business Class trucks, 2008-2009 Sterling LT8500 trucks and Thomas Built Bus Saf-T-Liner HDX transit buses equipped with certain Cummins Westport ISL G engines. Excessive engine crankcase pressures may cause the 90-degree elbow of…

    Remedy: Cummins will notify owners on behalf of DTNA, and dealers will secure the ends of the 90-degree elbow. In addition, the electronic control module (ECM) will be reprogrammed with software that can adjust the engine…

    Model years: 2008, 2009

  3. Engine (engine and engine cooling)

    NHTSA 14V080000 Reported 3,258 vehicles potentially affected Daimler Trucks North America

    Daimler Trucks North America LLC (Daimler) is recalling certain model year 2008-2015 Freightliner 114SD, Cascadia, M2 Business Class, Sterling LT8500, and Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner HDX vehicles manufactured February 19, 2008, through February 11, 2014, and equipped with Cummins Westport Model ISL G and Cummins Westport Model ISX12…

    Remedy: Cummins and Cummins Westport will notify owners, and authorized Cummins service facilities will upload a new ECM calibration, free of charge. The recall began on April 12, 2014. Customers may contact Daimler at…

    Model years: 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015

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.