The defect
ELGIN SWEEPER IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR MODEL 2010-2011 MEGAWIND SWEEPERS WITH TIER- III JOHN DEERE AUXILIARY ENGINES MANUFACTURED FROM FEBRUARY 2010 THROUGH APRIL 2011. UNDER HEAVY OPERATING CONDITIONS AND HIGH AUXILIARY ENGINE SPEED, THE FANS MAY FAIL AND THE FAN BLADES COULD SEPARATE FROM THE BASE OF THE FAN AND THE BLADES OR DEBRIS FROM THE BLADES COULD LEAVE THE FAN HOUSING.
The risk
SMALL PIECES OF FAN DEBRIS COULD EXIT THE VEHICLE IN 2 OPENINGS IN THE EXTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. A PERSON PERFORMING A REPAIR COULD BE INJURED.
The remedy
ELGIN SWEEPER WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND INSTALL A NEW RADIATOR FAN ON A BELT-DRIVEN PULLEY AND NEW MOUNTING HARDWARE. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 30, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT ELGIN CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT 1-877-342-5374.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Elgin Megawind-MX | 2010, 2011 |
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elgin Megawind-MX | 2010 | 0 | 2 |
| Elgin Megawind-MX | 2011 | 0 | 2 |
Other engine and engine cooling recalls in 2011
56 of the 597 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2011 concerned the engine and engine cooling; ELGIN SWEEPER COMPANY filed 7 campaigns in all.
| 11V605000 27 Dec 2011 | DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA |
| 11V592000 19 Dec 2011 | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| 11V593000 19 Dec 2011 | AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORP. |
| 11V583000 8 Dec 2011 | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| 11V576000 5 Dec 2011 | DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA |
| 11V573000 5 Dec 2011 | DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA |
| 11V570000 1 Dec 2011 | SUTPHEN CORPORATION |
| 11V547000 10 Nov 2011 | TIFFIN MOTORHOMES, INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2011