Recall Detail
FREIGHTLINER / CENTURY / 1996
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Record Id: 18205 | Vehicale/Equipment Name: FREIGHTLINER |
| Recalled Component Id: 000007944000075061000000294 | Manufacturer Supplied Component Name: |
| Model Name: CENTURY | Model Year: 1996 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 96V181001 | Mfr Campaign Number: |
| Component Name: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Manufacturer That Filed Report: FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Jan, 05 1996 | End date of Manufacturing: Sep, 19 1996 |
| Report For : V | Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 258 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Sep, 23 1996 | Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : FREIGHTLINER LLC | Report Received Date: Sep, 24 1996 |
| Record Creation date : Oct, 01 1996 | Federal Motar Safety Number: |
| Defect Summary : These vehicles are equipped with a detroit diesel optimized idle system. 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 Summary: If unintentional cranking of the engine occurs, persons working in the vicinity of the engine could be injured and the vehicle could move. |
| Corrective Summary : Detroit diesel distributors will rewire the vehicles using a revised ecm which will eliminate unintentional cranking. | Recall Notes: Owner notification:owner notification began september 23, 1996.note:owners who take their vehicle to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact freightliner at 1-503-735-8000 or detroit diesel at 1-313-592-7357.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393. |
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