- Vehicles
- 63,600
- Built between
- Apr 2014 – Jun 2014
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Equipment
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 20 August 2014
- Repaired
- 33%
- Unrepaired
- 38,483
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between April 2014 and June 2014. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- Cummins Filtration Fleetguard UFF-XTBuilt April 2014 to June 2014
Repair progress
38,483 of 63,600 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q4 2015.
33% repaired — 21,140 of 63,600 reported
- Owners not reachable
- 115
- Scrapped or exported
- 3,862
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. (Cummins) is recalling certain Fleetguard UFF-XT fuel filters, part number FF63009, manufactured April 25, 2014, to June 29, 2014 with a date code of 14115 through 14180. These fuel filters were installed on Cummins ISB engines built April 28, 2014, to July 9, 2014 and ISL engines built April 30, 2014, to July 8, 2014. Additionally, these fuel filters were distributed as replacement service parts. The fuel filter shell may separate from the fuel filter nut plate causing the engine to stall without warning.
What could happen
If the engine stalls unexpectedly there is an increased risk of a crash.
What gets fixed
Cummins will notify owners and dealers will replace the fuel filter with a non-defective one, free of charge. The recall began on August 20, 2014.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtApril 2014 to June 2014
- Recall reported to NHTSA29 July 2014
- Owners notified20 August 2014
- Latest repair reportQ4 2015 — 33% 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 29 July 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
Owners may contact Cummins customer service at 1-800-223-4583. Cummins' number for this recall is C1545.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- C1545
- 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.