The defect
WHEN THE CHASSIS/VEHICLE IS OPERATED ON A HIGHWAY AND THE CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM IS TURNED ON, WITH THE SPEED SET, IF THE STOP/HAZARD FUSE HAS FAILED, THE CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT DISENGAGE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED.
The risk
THE CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM WILL NOT DISENGAGE INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.
The remedy
THE CRUISE CONTROL CIRCUITS WILL BE REWIRED AND A CONTROL RELAY INSTALLED TO DISENGAGE AND DEACTIVATE THE CRUISE CONTROL IF AN ELECTRICAL SHORT OR FUSE FAILURE OCCURS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Oshkosh TC | 1994, 1995, 1996 |
| Oshkosh VC | 1994, 1995, 1996 |
| Oshkosh XC | 1994, 1995, 1996 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oshkosh TC | 1994 | 0 | 1 |
| Oshkosh TC | 1995 | 0 | 1 |
| Oshkosh TC | 1996 | 0 | 1 |
| Oshkosh VC | 1994 | 0 | 1 |
| Oshkosh VC | 1995 | 0 | 1 |
| Oshkosh VC | 1996 | 0 | 1 |
| Oshkosh XC | 1994 | 0 | 1 |
| Oshkosh XC | 1995 | 0 | 2 |
| Oshkosh XC | 1996 | 1 | 2 |
Other vehicle speed control recalls in 1996
13 of the 297 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1996 concerned the vehicle speed control; OSHKOSH TRUCK CORPORATION filed 62 campaigns in all.
| 96V251000 18 Dec 1996 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 96V181002 12 Dec 1996 | INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE |
| 96V239000 27 Nov 1996 | INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE |
| 96V201000 25 Nov 1996 | SPARTAN MOTORS, INC. |
| 96V199000 11 Oct 1996 | VOLVO CARS OF NA, INC. |
| 96V181001 24 Sept 1996 | FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION |
| 96V141000 23 Jul 1996 | TRANSIT MANUFACTURING,INC |
| 96V131000 15 Jul 1996 | KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1996