Detroit Diesel Engine and Engine Cooling

Detroit Diesel is recalling about 1,227 vehicles over a problem with the engine and engine cooling. Unexpected emergency vehicle engine shutdown could hamper rescue operations and put first responders or the public at risk.

Campaign
10E005000
Manufacturer
DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA
Reported
19 March 2010
Vehicles
1,227
Built between
Not published
Models
1
Recall type
Equipment
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
26 April 2010
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.

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What the defect is

Daimler trucks north america (DTNA) has notified NHTSA about a defect in certain EPA07 series 60 engines manufactured by detroit diesel from january 1, 2007 through april 20, 2009, installed as original equipment for various emergency vehicles. The affected engines contain software which may cause the engine to shutdown unexpectedly when a diesel particulate filter over-temperature condition is detected.

What could happen

Unexpected emergency vehicle engine shutdown could hamper rescue operations and put first responders or the public at risk.

What gets fixed

THE ENGINE CONTROL LOGIC WILL BE REPROGRAMMED TO ILLUMINATE A MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT WITHOUT REQUESTING ENGINE SHUTDOWN. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 17, 2010.

Timeline

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA19 March 2010
  2. Owners notified26 April 2010

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 19 March 2010.

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 may contact detroit diesel at 1-313-592-5800 or daimler trucks at 1-800-547-0712.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
10C-2
Recalling manufacturer
DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA
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

Detroit diesel's recall campaign number is 10C-2.OWNERS may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to <a href=http://www.safercar.gov>http://www.safercar.gov</a> .

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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