NHTSA Campaign 05V406000

FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP

Issued by ORION BUS INDUSTRIES LTD. · Reported Sep 13, 2005 · 96 vehicles affected

What's wrong

ON CERTAIN TRANSIT BUSES 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.

Consequence

SHOULD THE ENGINE STALL, A VEHICLE CRASH COULD OCCUR.

Remedy

CUMMINS, IN CONJUNCTION WITH ORION, 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 ORION AT 1-315-223-5100.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
ORION VII 2004 96
ORION VII 2005 96

Source: NHTSA Campaign 05V406000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.