Cummins Engine and Engine Cooling: Diesel

Cummins is recalling about 2,159 vehicles over a problem with the engine and engine cooling. If allowed to progress, this could lead to engine failure with the possibility of the rod rupturing the block cavity.

Campaign
07E033000
Manufacturer
CUMMINS, INC.
Reported
4 June 2007
Vehicles
2,159
Built between
Not published
Models
1
Recall type
Equipment
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
20 July 2007
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.

  • Cummins ISL CM850

What the defect is

Certain isl cummins CM850 diesel engines produced for recreational vehicle applications between october 17, 2005, and april 18, 2006, with engine serial number range from 46543077 to 46603939. The connecting rod contains a machining defect in the wrist pin bushing of the rod that could cause seizure of the piston pin.

What could happen

If allowed to progress, this could lead to engine failure with the possibility of the rod rupturing the block cavity. Oil and debris on the roadway could result in a vehicle crash.

What gets fixed

EACH VEHICLE MANUFACTURER WILL NOTIFY OWNERS OF VEHICLES THAT CONTAIN THESE ENGINES ABOUT THIS DEFECT. CUMMINS WILL CONDUCT THE REMEDY CAMPAIGN AND PROVIDE QUARTERLY COMPLETION REPORTS BROKEN DOWN BY VEHICLE MANUFACTURER; HOWEVER THE VEHICLE MANUFACTURERS WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE RECALL. VEHICLES WILL BE REPAIRED AT NO COST TO THE OWNER. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 20, 2007.

Timeline

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA4 June 2007
  2. Owners notified20 July 2007

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 4 June 2007.

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 can contact either their vehicle manufacturer or cummins customer assistance center at 1-800-343-7357.

Official source

Recalling manufacturer
CUMMINS, INC.
Recall initiated by
MFR

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

Cummins recall no. C0713.CUSTOMERS may contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty: 1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www.safercar.gov.

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.

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