Recall 10E005000: Engine And Engine Cooling

NHTSA recall 10E005000 · announced March 19, 2010 · Detroit Diesel · 1,227 units affected

The problem

DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA (DTNA) HAS NOTIFIED NHTSA ABOUT A DEFECT IN CERTAIN EPA07 SERIES 60 ENGINES MANUFACTURED BY DETROIT DIESEL FROM JANUARY 1, 2007 THROUGH APRIL 20, 2009, INSTALLED AS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT FOR VARIOUS EMERGENCY VEHICLES. THE AFFECTED ENGINES CONTAIN SOFTWARE WHICH MAY CAUSE THE ENGINE TO SHUTDOWN UNEXPECTEDLY WHEN A DIESEL PARTICULATE FILTER OVER-TEMPERATURE CONDITION IS DETECTED.

The risk

UNEXPECTED EMERGENCY VEHICLE ENGINE SHUTDOWN COULD HAMPER RESCUE OPERATIONS AND PUT FIRST RESPONDERS OR THE PUBLIC AT RISK.

What to do

THE ENGINE CONTROL LOGIC WILL BE REPROGRAMMED TO ILLUMINATE A MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT WITHOUT REQUESTING ENGINE SHUTDOWN. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 17, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DETROIT DIESEL AT 1-313-592-5800 OR DAIMLER TRUCKS AT 1-800-547-0712.

Official NHTSA recall notice →

Notes

DETROIT DIESEL'S RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS 10C-2.OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .

Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration public recall data. This page reports official records and is not legal, medical, or repair advice.