NHTSA campaign 07V313000

Western Recall 07V-313: CONNECTING ROD FAILURE/CUMMINS

NHTSA recall 07V313000 was reported by WESTERN RECREATIONAL VEHICLES, INC. on July 20, 2007, with 58 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Western Alpine and Western Apex for model years 2006–2007.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
07V313000 (also written 07V-313 or 07V313)
Filed by
WESTERN RECREATIONAL VEHICLES, INC.
Report received
Potentially affected
58 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Engine and Engine Cooling — Engine — Diesel

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 07V313000. 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.

Western

  • Western Alpine

    • 2006, 2007 · Vehicles built January 12, 2006 – August 28, 2006 (per NHTSA)
  • Western Apex

    • 2006, 2007 · Vehicles built January 12, 2006 – August 28, 2006 (per NHTSA)
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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 07V313000.

Defect description

ON CERTAIN MOTOR HOMES BUILT WITH CUMMINS ISL CM850 DIESEL ENGINES, THE CONNECTING ROD CONTAINS A MACHINING DEFECT IN THE WRIST PIN BUSHING OF THE ROD THAT COULD CAUSE A SEIZURE OF THE PISTON PIN.

Safety consequence

IF ALLOWED TO PROGRESS, THIS CAN LEAD TO ENGINE FAILURE WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF THE ROD RUPTURING THE LOCK CAVITY, OIL AND DEBRIS ON THE ROADWAY AND VEHICLE CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

WESTERN RV IS WORKING WITH CUMMINS TO RECALIBRATE THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE AND ENHANCE THE ENGINE PROTECTION SYSTEM ENABLING IT TO PROVIDE EARLY DETECTION OF THE FAILURE MODE AND AVOID MORE SERIOUS ENGINE DAMAGE AND RESULTANT SAFETY HAZARD. CUMMINS WILL ALSO INSTALL A NEW VALVE COVER WITH A CRANKCASE PRESSURE SENSOR FREE OF CHARGE (PLEASE SEE 07E033).

Notes

CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 07V313000

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.