NHTSA campaign 14V579000 · Kalmar campaign C1545
Kalmar Recall 14V-579: Fuel Filter Shell may Separate and Cause Stall
NHTSA recall 14V579000 (Kalmar campaign C1545) was reported by Kalmar Solutions, LLC on September 22, 2014, with 276 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Kalmar Ottawa T2 for the 2014 model year.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 14V579000 (also written 14V-579 or 14V579)
- Filed by
- Kalmar Solutions, LLC
- Kalmar campaign number
- C1545
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 276 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Fuel System, Diesel
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 14V579000. 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.
Kalmar
Kalmar Ottawa T2
- 2014 · Vehicles built June 2, 2014 – July 31, 2014 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 14V579000.
Defect description
Kalmar Solutions, LLC (Kalmar) is recalling certain model year 2014 Ottawa terminal tractors manufactured June 2, 2014, to July 31, 2014. The Cummins ISB or ISL engines in these vehicles may have been equipped with Fleetguard UFF-XT fuel filters, part number FF63009, whose filter shell may separate from the fuel filter nut plate causing the engine to stall without warning.
Safety consequence
If the engine stalls unexpectedly there is an increased risk of a crash.
Manufacturer remedy
Kalmar will notify owners, and Cummins service centers will replace the fuel filter with a non-defective one, free of charge. Kalmar issued an interim notification to owners on November 10, 2014. The recall is expected to begin in November 2014. Owners may contact Kalmar customer service at 1-785-229-6327. Kalmar's number for this recall is C1545. Owners may also contact Cummins customer service at 1-800-223-4583.
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.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 14V579000
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.