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NHTSA Campaign 96E033000

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Issued by DETROIT DIESEL CORP. · Reported Nov 4, 1996 · 1,009 vehicles affected

What's wrong

IF THE IGNITION IS TURNED ON AND THE FUSE FOR THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE (ECM) POWER FEED LINE IS REMOVED OR BURNED OUT, THE SAFETY FEATURES DESIGNED TO PREVENT INJURY TO PERSONS WORKING IN THE VICINITY OF THE ENGINE WILL BE BYPASSED, AND UNINTENTIONAL CRANKING OF THE ENGINE WILL OCCUR.

Consequence

IF UNINTENTIONAL CRANKING OF THE ENGINE OCCURS, PERSONS WORKING IN THE VICINITY OF THE ENGINE COULD BE INJURED AND THE VEHICLE COULD MOVE.

Remedy

DETROIT DIESEL DISTRIBUTORS WILL REWIRE THE VEHICLES USING A REVISED ECM WHICH WILL ELIMINATE UNINTENTIONAL CRANKING.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
DETROIT DIESEL OPTIMIZED IDLE 1,009

Source: NHTSA Campaign 96E033000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.