NHTSA Campaign 07V287000

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

Issued by PACCAR INCORPORATED · Reported Jul 5, 2007 · 618 vehicles affected

What's wrong

ON CERTAIN TRUCKS BUILT WITH CUMMINS ISM C876 ENGINES, THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE FAILS TO RECOGNIZE INPUTS OF THE VEHICLE ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT OR FROM A DRIVER ACTUATED DASH SWITCH THEREBY INCREASING THE RISK OF UNINTENDED (OR UNEXPECTED) ELEVATED EXHAUST TEMPERATURES.

Consequence

WHILE THIS CONDITION DOES NOT INVOLVE A RISK OF FIRE IN THE VEHICLE ITSELF, IT COULD PRESENT A FIRE HAZARD IN A SITUATION WHERE THE VEHICLE'S EXHAUST IS IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO MATERIALS OR SUBSTANCES THAT CAN MELT, BURN, OR EXPLODE.

Remedy

CUMMINS, IN CONJUNCTION WITH PACCAR, WILL CONDUCT THE REMEDY CAMPAIGN. CUMMIS WILL INSTALL NEW ECM SOFTWARE. OWNERS CAN CONTACT CUMMINS AT 1-800-343-7357, PETERBILT AT 940-591-4201 OR KENWORTH AT 425-828-5440.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
KENWORTH T800 2008 618
PETERBILT 320 2008 618
PETERBILT 357 2008 618
PETERBILT 365 2008 618
PETERBILT 367 2008 618
PETERBILT 386 2008 618
PETERBILT 388 2008 618

Source: NHTSA Campaign 07V287000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.