Recall campaign · NHTSA 03V246000

Vehicle speed control

FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2003-07-10.

Recall campaignNHTSA 03V246000

Vehicle speed control

Component: Vehicle speed control
Manufacturer: FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION
Vehicles affected: 62
Reported to NHTSA: 2003-07-10

Defect description

ON CERTAIN TRUCKS AND BUSES EQUIPPED WITH CUMMINS ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULES ON THE C8.3G AND L10G ENGINES, THE ECM DOES NOT HAVE THE ABILITY TO DETECT A THROTTLE FAIL-SAFE ENGINE SHUTDOWN COMMAND. THIS COULD RESULT IN AN UNANTICIPATED, UNCOMMANDED OPEN THROTTLE CONDITION WITHOUT WARNING.

Safety risk

IF THIS EVENT OCCURS, THE VEHICLE OPERATOR WILL NOT HAVE CONTROL OF THE ENGINE SPEED, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

CUMMINS WILL NOTIFY THE CUSTOMERS AND REPLACE THE ECM. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT CUMMINS AT 1-800-343-7357 OR FREIGHTLINER AT 1-503-745-5219.

Notes

CUSTOMERS CAN ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).

Scope of coverage

18 model years across 7 models.

Model	Years on record
FREIGHTLINER Business Class	1997 1996 1995
FREIGHTLINER FL60	1997 1996 1995
FREIGHTLINER FL70	1997 1996 1995
THOMAS ER Transit	1997 1996 1995
THOMAS TL960	1997 1996
THOMAS BUILT BUSES SAF-T-Liner ER	1997 1996 1995
THOMAS BUILT BUSES TL960	1995

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.