NHTSA Campaign 07V374000

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL

Issued by INTERNATIONAL TRUCK & ENGINE CORPORATION · Reported Aug 22, 2007 · 49 vehicles affected

What's wrong

ON CERTAIN HEAVY DUTY CLASS 8 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 INTERNATIONAL, WILL CONDUCT THE REMEDY CAMPAIGN. CUMMINS WILL INSTALL NEW ECM SOFTWARE. OWNERS CAN CONTACT CUMMINS AT 1-800-343-7357 OR INTERNATIONAL AT 1-800-448-7825.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
INTERNATIONAL 5500I 2007 49
INTERNATIONAL 5500I 2008 49
INTERNATIONAL 5600I 2007 49
INTERNATIONAL 5600I 2008 49
INTERNATIONAL 7600 2007 49
INTERNATIONAL 7600 2008 49
INTERNATIONAL 8600 2007 49
INTERNATIONAL 8600 2008 49
INTERNATIONAL 9200I 2007 49
INTERNATIONAL 9200I 2008 49

Source: NHTSA Campaign 07V374000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.