| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Record Id: 10465 | Vehicale/Equipment Name: CUMMINS |
| Recalled Component Id: 000008827000073677000000132 | Manufacturer Supplied Component Name: |
| Model Name: C8.3 | Model Year: 9999 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 98E030000 | Mfr Campaign Number: |
| Component Name: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL | Manufacturer That Filed Report: CUMMINS ENGINE CO. |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Nov, 26 1991 | End date of Manufacturing: Oct, 12 1995 |
| Report For : E | Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 625 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Oct, 02 1998 | Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Cummins, Inc. | Report Received Date: Sep, 29 1998 |
| Record Creation date : Sep, 29 1998 | Federal Motar Safety Number: |
| Defect Summary : Equipment description: c8.3 urban bus engines shipped to flxible corporation. the lubricating thermostat internal pin exerts force on the inside face of the large aluminum hex nut, wearing a hole in this nut. lubricating oil can then leak or spray up onto the exhaust manifold and into the engine compartment. | Consequence Summary: Oil leakage onto the engine's exhaust manifold and into the engine compartment could possibly result in a fire. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will replace the oil thermostat with a new lubricating bypass valve. | Recall Notes: Owner notification began october 2, 1998.owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact cummins at 1-800-343-7357 (1-800-diesels).also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). |
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