NHTSA Campaign 03V372000

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Issued by NORTH AMERICAN BUS INDUSTRIES, INC. · Reported Oct 6, 2003 · 80 vehicles affected

What's wrong

ON CERTAIN TRANSIT BUSES EQUIPPED WITH CUMMINS ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULES ON THE 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.

Consequence

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

Remedy

CUMMINS WILL NOTIFY THE CUSTOMERS AND REPLACE THE ECM. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT CUMMINS AT 1-800-343-7357 OR NABI AT 256-832-4296.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
NABI 40LFW 1998 80

Source: NHTSA Campaign 03V372000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.