NHTSA recall 11V605000
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| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 11V605000 |
| Manufacturer's number | 11C-4 |
| Manufacturer | DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA |
| Reported | 2011-12-27 |
| Owners notified | 2012-03-13 |
| Component | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL |
| Units potentially affected | 66 |
What is wrong
DAIMLER TRUCKS (DTNA) IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 AND 2012 FREIGHTLINER BUSINESS CLASS M2 AND WESTERN STAR 4900 EMERGENCY VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM JULY 2, 2010, THROUGH DECEMBER 13, 2011, EQUIPPED WITH A DD13 EPA10 DETROIT DIESEL ENGINE. THE ENGINE SHUTDOWN SOFTWARE NORMALLY PROVIDED TO PROTECT THE ENGINE AND VEHICLE MAY NOT HAVE BEEN DISABLED ON ENGINES INTENDED FOR EMERGENCY VEHICLE APPLICATIONS.
What can happen
IF THE VEHICLE OPERATOR RECEIVES AND IGNORES MULTIPLE WARNINGS INDICATING THE NEED FOR OPERATOR INTERVENTION, THE ENGINE MAY SHUT DOWN UNEXPECTEDLY. UNEXPECTED EMERGENCY VEHICLE ENGINE SHUTDOWN UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS COULD HAMPER RESCUE OPERATIONS AND PLACE THE PUBLIC AT RISK.
The remedy
DTNA WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL DISABLE THE ENGINE SHUTDOWN SOFTWARE FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 13, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DTNA AT 1-800-547-0712.
Notes
DTNA'S RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS 11C-4 (FL-621).OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .
| 2011 FREIGHTLINER BUSINESS CLASS M2 | Built 2010-07-02 to 2011-12-13. |
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| 2012 FREIGHTLINER BUSINESS CLASS M2 | Built 2010-07-02 to 2011-12-13. |
| 2011 WESTERN STAR 4900 | Built 2010-07-02 to 2011-12-13. |
| 2012 WESTERN STAR 4900 | Built 2010-07-02 to 2011-12-13. |
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| TS1033014 | 2020-07-31. Service bulletin. Training Solutions for Fuel Leak Found at High Pressure Fuel Pump Weep Hole for Heavy Duty DD Engines. Occasionally we see trucks come in with fuel leaking from the high pressure fuel pump weep hole. This is NOT a defect in the pump and further diagnostics need to be performed to find the root cause. |
| WI20-004 | 2020-04-23. Service bulletin. Warranty Information Letter for Warranty Long Block Program Change. The Detroit Reman Long Block Program has expanded. The expansion reduces complexity in ordering reman engines and promotes stocking reman engines to meet uptime commitments. |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.