NHTSA Campaign 10E005000

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

Issued by DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA · Reported Mar 19, 2010 · 1,227 vehicles affected

What's wrong

DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA (DTNA) HAS NOTIFIED NHTSA ABOUT A DEFECT IN CERTAIN EPA07 SERIES 60 ENGINES MANUFACTURED BY DETROIT DIESEL FROM JANUARY 1, 2007 THROUGH APRIL 20, 2009, INSTALLED AS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT FOR VARIOUS EMERGENCY VEHICLES. THE AFFECTED ENGINES CONTAIN SOFTWARE WHICH MAY CAUSE THE ENGINE TO SHUTDOWN UNEXPECTEDLY WHEN A DIESEL PARTICULATE FILTER OVER-TEMPERATURE CONDITION IS DETECTED.

Consequence

UNEXPECTED EMERGENCY VEHICLE ENGINE SHUTDOWN COULD HAMPER RESCUE OPERATIONS AND PUT FIRST RESPONDERS OR THE PUBLIC AT RISK.

Remedy

THE ENGINE CONTROL LOGIC WILL BE REPROGRAMMED TO ILLUMINATE A MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT WITHOUT REQUESTING ENGINE SHUTDOWN. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 17, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DETROIT DIESEL AT 1-313-592-5800 OR DAIMLER TRUCKS AT 1-800-547-0712.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
DETROIT DIESEL EFILL 1,227

Source: NHTSA Campaign 10E005000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.