- Vehicles
- 52,830
- Built between
- Not published
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Equipment
- Initiated by
- NHTSA investigation
- Owners notified
- 30 June 2003
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
The manufacturer did not publish a build-date range for this recall, so the model and year list below is the only way to tell whether your vehicle is covered.
- 1999-2002 Detroit Diesel Series 60
What the defect is
On certain freightliner fld, century, columbia, and argosy truck equipped with series 60 engines, a pressurized fuel line on the left rear side of the engine connected to the rear of the cylinderhead can rub against the cylinder block, potentially resulting in a diesel fuel leak.
What could happen
A fuel leak in the engine compartment can result in fuel spilled onto the ground,leaving a slippery road surface, which increases the risk of a crash.
What gets fixed
DETROIT DIESEL WILL REPLACE THE FUEL LINES, AND RE-ROUTE THEM AWAY FROM THE CYLINDER BLOCK OR OTHER POTENTIAL RUB POINTS. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JUNE 30, 2003.
Timeline
- Recall reported to NHTSA9 July 2003
- Owners notified30 June 2003
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 9 July 2003.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Manufacturer contact
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 detroit diesel at 313-592-3708.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- 03C-2
- Recalling manufacturer
- DETROIT DIESEL CORP.
- Recall initiated by
- ODI
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional notes
Also, customers can contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.