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Sterling LT

Every Sterling LT model year on file, 1998 to 2007. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years31 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years51998 to 2007
Recall campaigns3Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins5Summed across model years
By model year

The 2000 model year drew the most complaints, 2, 67% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

00.511.52199819992000220062007
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Suspension leads the Sterling LT complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Suspension
2
Electrical system
1
Brakes
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Sterling LT model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Sterling LT by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2007Not decoded0NoneNone105
2006Truck10.033100
2000Truck250.0100100
1999Not decoded0NoneNone100
1998Not decoded0NoneNone100
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Sterling LT

  • 06V-205 Jun 12, 2006
    Certain heavy trucks, shuttle buses, and school buses equipped with bendix modulated spring brake valves
    Brakes · 5,243 vehicles
  • 05V-551 Dec 6, 2005
    On certain trucks and motor home chassis, the top flange of the front axle i-beam may fatigue and fracture
    Powertrain · 500 vehicles
  • 00V-397 Nov 29, 2000
    Vehicle description: heavy duty trucks
    Lighting · 671 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.