The defect
Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) is recalling certain 2017-2018 Freightliner 122SD trucks, Western Star 4900 and 6900 trucks, and Freightliner Custom Chassis XCM and XCP chassis equipped with Cummins ISX15 engines. The affected engines have a fuel pump whose drive gear may slip on its drive shaft, resulting in a loss of fuel pump function.
The risk
Failure of the fuel pump will result in a sudden engine stall with no warning, and with no ability to restart, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Cummins will send notices to the owners of the affected vehicles and Cummins dealers will replace the fuel pumps, free of charge. The recall began on September 11, 2017. Owners may contact Cummins customer service at 1-800-286-6467 or DTNA customer service at 1-800-745-8000. DTNA's number for this recall is FL744.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Fccc XCM | 2018 |
| Freightliner 122SD | 2017, 2018 |
| Freightliner Custom Chass XCM | 2017 |
| Freightliner Custom Chass XCP | 2017, 2018 |
| Western Star 4900 | 2017, 2018 |
| Western Star 6900 | 2017, 2018 |
Components: FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fccc XCM | 2018 | 6 | 10 |
| Freightliner 122SD | 2017 | 0 | 6 |
| Freightliner 122SD | 2018 | 1 | 8 |
| Freightliner Custom Chass XCM | 2017 | 0 | 1 |
| Freightliner Custom Chass XCP | 2017 | 0 | 1 |
| Freightliner Custom Chass XCP | 2018 | 0 | 1 |
| Western Star 4900 | 2017 | 0 | 16 |
| Western Star 4900 | 2018 | 0 | 16 |
| Western Star 6900 | 2017 | 0 | 5 |
| Western Star 6900 | 2018 | 0 | 4 |
Other fuel system, diesel recalls in 2017
12 of the 810 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2017 concerned the fuel system, diesel; Daimler Trucks North America LLC filed 213 campaigns in all.
| 17V780000 6 Dec 2017 | Forest River, Inc. |
| 17V618000 4 Oct 2017 | Prevost Cars, Inc. |
| 17V581000 20 Sept 2017 | Rosenbauer Motors |
| 17V406000 14 Aug 2017 | Navistar, Inc. |
| 17V443000 13 Jul 2017 | PACCAR Incorporated |
| 17V441000 13 Jul 2017 | Entegra Coach |
| 17V413000 29 Jun 2017 | Newmar Corporation |
| 17V409000 28 Jun 2017 | Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2017