Recall campaign · NHTSA 05V205000

Fuel system, diesel

FREIGHTLINER LLC filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2005-04-27.

Recall campaignNHTSA 05V205000

Fuel system, diesel

Component: Fuel system, diesel
Manufacturer: FREIGHTLINER LLC
Vehicles affected: 16,000
Reported to NHTSA: 2005-04-27

Defect description

CERTAIN 1998-2003 MY FREIGHTLINER FS-65 SCHOOL BUS CHASSIS AND MB-45, MB-55, AND XB SHUTTLE BUS CHASSIS, AND THOMAS BUILT BUS: MVP-ER AND MVP-EF SCHOOL BUS AND NON-SCHOOL BUS MODELS EQUIPPED WITH CUMMINS ISB DIESEL ENGINES AND EQUIPPED WITH FEDERAL-MOGAL 12 AND 24 VOLT FUEL LIFT PUMPS. THE FUEL PUMP COULD FAIL TO TRANSFER FUEL APPROPRIATELY CREATING AN ENGINE STALL CONDITION.

Safety risk

SHOULD THE ENGINE STALL WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN USE, A POSSIBLE VEHICLE CRASH COULD OCCUR.

Manufacturer remedy

CUMMINS WILL NOTIFY THE CUSTOMERS OF FREIGHTLINER AND THOMAS BUILT AND REPLACE THE FUEL LIFT PUMP FREE OF CHARGE. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CUMMINS AT 1-800-DIESELS.

Notes

CUSTOMERS 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 HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.

Scope of coverage

36 model years across 7 models.

Model	Years on record
FREIGHTLINER FS-65	2002 2001 2000 1999 1998
FREIGHTLINER FS-65 School BUS Chassis	2003
FREIGHTLINER MB-45	2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998
FREIGHTLINER MB-55	2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998
FREIGHTLINER XB	2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998
THOMAS MVP EF	2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998
THOMAS MVP ER	2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998

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.