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NHTSA recall 96E033000 · Equipment

Vehicle speed control

Reported Nov 4, 19961,009 vehicles affectedDETROIT DIESEL CORP.

The defect

If the ignition IS turned on and the fuse for the electronic control module (ecm) power feed line IS removed or burned out, the safety features designed to prevent injury to persons working in the vicinity of the engine will be bypassed, and unintentional cranking of the engine will occur.

The risk

If unintentional cranking of the engine occurs, persons working in the vicinity of the engine could be injured and the vehicle could move.

The remedy

Detroit diesel distributors will rewire the vehicles using a revised ecm which will eliminate unintentional cranking.

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Vehicles in this recall

Notes

Owner notification:owner notification began during october 1996.note:owners who take their vehicle to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact detroit diesel at 1-313-592-7357.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393.