Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 05V405000

Fuel system, other: delivery: fuel pump

OPTIMA BUS CORP filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2005-09-13.

Recall campaignNHTSA 05V405000

Fuel system, other: delivery: fuel pump

Component
Fuel system, other: delivery: fuel pump
Manufacturer
OPTIMA BUS CORP
Vehicles affected
167
Reported to NHTSA
2005-09-13

Defect description

ON CERTAIN TRANSIT VEHICLES AND TROLLEYS EQUIPPED WITH CUMMINS ISB-02 DIESEL ENGINES BUILT WITH EMC CONTROLLED FUEL LIFT PUMPS. ERRATIC VOLTAGE SUPPLY TO THE FUEL LIFT PUMP CAUSES PREMATURE ELECTRIC BRUSH WEAR INTERNAL TO THE FUEL LIFT PUMP. THIS PREMATURE WEAR COULD RESULT IN FUEL LIFT PUMP FAILURE AND IN SOME CASES MAY CAUSE AN ENGINE STALL CONDITION.

Safety risk

SHOULD THE ENGINE STALL, A VEHICLE CRASH COULD OCCUR.

Manufacturer remedy

CUMMINS, IN CONJUNCTION WITH OPTIMA BUS, WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPAIR THE ENGINES BY EMC RECALIBRATION AND REPLACEMENT OF THE FUEL LIFT PUMP AT NO CHARGE TO THE CUSTOMER. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CUMMINS ASSISTANCE CENTER AT 1-800-DIESELS OR OPTIMA BUS AT 1-316-779-7700.

Notes

OPTIMA BUS RECALL NO. SAF05009.CUSTOMERS MAY 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

6 model years across 3 models.

ModelYears on record
OPTIMA AH-282005 2004
OPTIMA Opus 292005 2004
OPTIMA Opus 342005 2004

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.