NHTSA campaign 03V259000

Volvo Recall 03V-259: VOLVO/CUMMINS/ECM

NHTSA recall 03V259000 was reported by VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA INC on July 22, 2003, with 23 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Volvo WX for model years 1996–1997.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 03V259000 (also written 03V-259 or 03V259)
Filed by: VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA INC
Report received: July 22, 2003
Potentially affected: 23 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Vehicle Speed Control

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 03V259000. 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.

Volvo

Volvo WX
- 1996, 1997 · Vehicles built July 31, 1995 – November 26, 1997 (per NHTSA)

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 03V259000.

Defect description

ON CERTAIN HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH CUMMINS ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULES ON THE 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 VOLVO TRUCKS AT 1-800-528-6586.

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 03V259000

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.