NHTSA campaign 03V245000

Kenworth Recall 03V-245: PACCAR/KENWORTH/CUMMINS/ECM

NHTSA recall 03V245000 was reported by PACCAR INCORPORATED on July 9, 2003, with 18 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Kenworth T800 for model years 1995–1998 (try.vin imports model years 1995 and later).

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 03V245000 (also written 03V-245 or 03V245)
Filed by: PACCAR INCORPORATED
Report received: July 9, 2003
Potentially affected: 18 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Vehicle Speed Control

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 03V245000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.

Kenworth

Kenworth T800
- 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 · Vehicles built April 1, 1995 – December 31, 1997 (per NHTSA)

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 03V245000.

Defect description

ON CERTAIN VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH CUMMINS ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULES ON THE C8.3G AND L10G ENGINES, THE ECM DOES NOT HAVE THE ABILITY TO DETECT A THROTTLE FAIL-SAFE ENGINE SHUTDOWN COMMAND. THIS COULD RESULT IN AN UNANTICIPATED, UNCOMMANDED OPEN THROTTLE CONDITION WITHOUT WARNING.

Safety consequence

IF THIS EVENT OCCURS, THE VEHICLE OPERATOR WILL NOT HAVE CONTROL OF THE ENGINE SPEED, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

CUMMINS WILL NOTIFY THE CUSTOMERS AND REPLACE THE ECM. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT CUMMINS AT 1-800-343-7357 OR KENWORTH AT 1-425-828-5440.

Notes

CUSTOMERS CAN ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 03V245000

Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.