The defect
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.
The risk
IF THIS EVENT OCCURS, THE VEHICLE OPERATOR WILL NOT HAVE CONTROL OF THE ENGINE SPEED, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
The 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.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Freightliner Business Class | 1995, 1996, 1997 |
| Freightliner FL60 | 1995, 1996, 1997 |
| Freightliner FL70 | 1995, 1996, 1997 |
| Thomas ER Transit | 1995, 1996, 1997 |
| Thomas TL960 | 1996, 1997 |
| Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-Liner ER | 1995, 1996, 1997 |
| Thomas Built Buses TL960 | 1995 |
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freightliner Business Class | 1995 | 2 | 4 |
| Freightliner Business Class | 1996 | 0 | 5 |
| Freightliner Business Class | 1997 | 2 | 6 |
| Freightliner FL60 | 1995 | 0 | 1 |
| Freightliner FL60 | 1996 | 0 | 1 |
| Freightliner FL60 | 1997 | 0 | 1 |
| Freightliner FL70 | 1995 | 0 | 1 |
| Freightliner FL70 | 1996 | 0 | 1 |
| Freightliner FL70 | 1997 | 1 | 1 |
| Thomas ER Transit | 1995 | 0 | 3 |
| Thomas ER Transit | 1996 | 0 | 5 |
| Thomas ER Transit | 1997 | 0 | 7 |
| Thomas TL960 | 1996 | 0 | 3 |
| Thomas TL960 | 1997 | 0 | 3 |
| Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-Liner ER | 1995 | 0 | 1 |
| Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-Liner ER | 1996 | 0 | 1 |
| Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-Liner ER | 1997 | 0 | 1 |
| Thomas Built Buses TL960 | 1995 | 0 | 1 |
Other vehicle speed control recalls in 2003
14 of the 527 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2003 concerned the vehicle speed control; FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION filed 151 campaigns in all.
| 03V512000 5 Dec 2003 | AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORP. |
| 03V427000 30 Oct 2003 | BUELL MOTORCYCLE CO. |
| 03V372000 6 Oct 2003 | NORTH AMERICAN BUS INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| 03V353000 23 Sept 2003 | ELDORADO NATIONAL COMPANY |
| 03V280000 5 Aug 2003 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 03V259000 22 Jul 2003 | VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA INC |
| 03V254000 21 Jul 2003 | NEOPLAN USA CORP. |
| 03V245000 9 Jul 2003 | PACCAR INCORPORATED |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2003