NHTSA Campaign 05V330000

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:OTHER FUEL TYPES:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER

Issued by SPARTAN CHASSIS, INC. · Reported Jul 22, 2005 ·

What's wrong

ON CERTAIN FIRE TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH DETROIT DIESEL SERIES 40 ENGINES, THE TURBOCHARGER CAN FAIL ALLOWING LUBRICATING OIL TO SPILL ONTO THE ENGINE.

Consequence

THIS CAN RESULT IN A FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.

Remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE TURBOCHARGER TO PREVENT THE POSSIBILITY OF AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE. DETROIT DIESEL IS CONDUCTING THE OWNER NOTIFICATION AND REMEDY FOR THIS CAMPAIGN. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DETROIT DIESEL AT 313-592-3708 OR SPARTAN AT 517-543-6400.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
SPARTAN RM-2242 1998 -
SPARTAN RM-2242 1999 -

Source: NHTSA Campaign 05V330000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.