- Vehicles
- 25,013
- Built between
- Sep 2007 – Feb 2014
- Models
- 2
- Recall type
- Equipment
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 12 April 2014
- Repaired
- 81%
- Unrepaired
- 3,636
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between September 2007 and February 2014. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- Cummins Westport ISL GBuilt September 2007 to February 2014
- Cummins Westport ISX12 GBuilt February 2013 to February 2014
Repair progress
3,636 of 25,013 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q2 2015.
81% repaired — 20,146 of 25,013 reported
- Owners not reachable
- 673
- Scrapped or exported
- 558
Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.
What the defect is
Cummins Inc. and Cummins Westport Inc. are recalling certain Cummins Westport Model ISL G engines manufactured September 12, 2007, through February 2, 2014, and Cummins Westport Model ISX12 G engines manufactured February 19, 2013, through February 2, 2014. Condensation in the intake manifold may freeze during cold weather conditions and interfere with the proper operation of the intake manifold pressure sensor.
What could happen
The improper operation of the sensor could induce elevated exhaust temperatures or flames from the exhaust pipe, increasing the risk of a fire or burn injury to a person near the exhaust pipe.
What gets fixed
Cummins Inc. and Cummins Westport Inc. will notify owners, and dealers will upload a new ECM calibration, free of charge. Cummins Inc. and Cummins Westport Inc. began notifying the affected vehicle manufacturers on February 14, 2014. The recall began on April 12, 2014.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtSeptember 2007 to February 2014
- Recall reported to NHTSA14 February 2014
- Owners notified12 April 2014
- Latest repair reportQ2 2015 — 81% repaired
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 14 February 2014.
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
For more information owners may call 1-800-343-7357. Cummins' number for this recall is C1462 (for ISL G engines) or C1461 (for ISX12 G) engines.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- C1462, C1461
- 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
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to 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.