| NHTSA Record Id: 15258 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: CUMMINS |
| Recalled Component Id: 000007893000073678000000294 |
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| Model Name: L10 |
Model Year: 9999 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 96E014000 |
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| Component Name: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: CUMMINS ENGINE CO. |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Oct, 01 1995 |
End date of Manufacturing: Apr, 01 1996 |
| Report For : E |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 88 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : May, 26 1996 |
Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Cummins, Inc. |
Report Received Date: May, 22 1996 |
| Record Creation date : May, 23 1996 |
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| Defect Summary : The insulation material between the field effect transistor and ground in the throttle actuator can fail, resulting in an electrical short. |
Consequence Summary: This condition can result in an uncommanded throttle condition. under these conditions, without warning, the operator could experience loss of throttle control and subsequent engine acceleration. |
| Corrective Summary : Cummins will replace the throttle actuator on the engines involved. |
Recall Notes: System: fuel; throttle linkages and control. equipment description: automotive, heavy-duty, natural gas-fueled engines. the two engines involved are the c8.3-250g and l10-300g natural gas engines. note: owner notification is expected to begin during june 1996. note: 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 1-800-343-7457. also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393. |
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