| NHTSA Record Id: 15750 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: JOHN DEERE |
| Recalled Component Id: 000008183000076429000000160 |
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| Model Name: ENGINE |
Model Year: 9999 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 97E010000 |
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| Component Name: FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: JOHN DEERE |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Nov, 01 1995 |
End date of Manufacturing: Feb, 28 1997 |
| Report For : E |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 198 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Apr, 02 1997 |
Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : John Deere |
Report Received Date: Apr, 02 1997 |
| Record Creation date : Apr, 17 1997 |
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| Defect Summary : Equipment description: 8.1 liter compressed natural gas (cng) engines. the electronic control module (ecm) in these engines contain a manufacturing defect which results in intermittent electrical contact and causes incorrect electronic signals to be sent to the engine throttle control. |
Consequence Summary: This condition can create the potential for sudden acceleration or deceleration of the engine increasing the risk of a crash. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will install a new, improved ecm and associated hardware. however, due to the potential serious consequences, all buses powered by these cng engines must be immediately removed from service. |
Recall Notes: Owner notification:owner notification began april 1, 1997. 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 john deere at 1-319-292-5226.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393. |
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