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NHTSA Campaign 06E028000

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

Issued by DETROIT DIESEL CORP. · Reported Apr 3, 2006 · 433 vehicles affected

What's wrong

CERTAIN MY 2000-2005 DETROIT DIESEL SERIES 50G ENGINES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2, 2002, AND MARCH 22, 2005, EQUIPPED ON CERTAIN 2002-2004 ORION V AND 2002-2005 ORION VII TRANSIT BUSES. HIGHER THAN EXPECTED TEMPERATURES WILL ALLOW THE LOW PRESSURE NATURAL GAS REGULATOR GASKET TO LEAK COOLANT AND DRIP ONTO THE TERMINALS OF THE BATTERY CHARGING ALTERNATOR.

Consequence

THIS CAN RESULT IN A SHORT IN THE ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT AND THE POTENTIAL FOR AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE.

Remedy

DETROIT DIESEL WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPAIR THE ENGINES BY REPLACING THE LOW PRESSURE REGULATOR GASKET WITH AN IMPROVED GASKET FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 7, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DETROIT DIESEL AT 313-592-3708.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
DETROIT DIESEL SERIES 50G 2000 433
DETROIT DIESEL SERIES 50G 2001 433
DETROIT DIESEL SERIES 50G 2002 433
DETROIT DIESEL SERIES 50G 2003 433
DETROIT DIESEL SERIES 50G 2004 433
DETROIT DIESEL SERIES 50G 2005 433
ORION V 2002 433
ORION V 2003 433
ORION V 2004 433
ORION VII 2002 433
ORION VII 2003 433
ORION VII 2004 433
ORION VII 2005 433

Source: NHTSA Campaign 06E028000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.