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NHTSA recall 96V181001

Vehicle speed control

Freightliner Century and 1 more

Reported Sep 24, 1996258 vehicles affectedFREIGHTLINER CORPORATIONBuilt Jan 5, 1996 – Sep 19, 1996

The defect

These vehicles are equipped with a detroit diesel optimized idle system. 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

Freightliner Century
19951996
Freightliner Fld
19951996

Notes

Owner notification:owner notification began september 23, 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 freightliner at 1-503-735-8000 or detroit diesel at 1-313-592-7357.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393.