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NHTSA campaign 03V246000 · Freightliner campaign FL-416

FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION Recall 03V-246: FREIGHTLINER/CUMMINS/ECM

NHTSA recall 03V246000 (Freightliner campaign FL-416) was reported by FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION on July 10, 2003, with 62 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Freightliner Business Class, Freightliner FL-60, Freightliner FL70 and more for model years 1995–1997 (try.vin imports model years 1995 and later).

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
03V246000 (also written 03V-246 or 03V246)
Filed by
FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION
Freightliner campaign number
FL-416
Report received
Potentially affected
62 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Vehicle Speed Control

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 03V246000. 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.

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 03V246000.

Defect description

ON CERTAIN TRUCKS AND BUSES 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 FREIGHTLINER AT 1-503-745-5219.

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 03V246000

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.