Recalls › 98E030000

NHTSA recall 98E030000 · Equipment

Engine and engine cooling › Engine › Diesel

Reported Sep 29, 1998625 vehicles affectedCUMMINS ENGINE CO.Built Nov 26, 1991 – Oct 12, 1995

The defect

Equipment description: C8.3 urban bus engines shipped to flxible corporation. the lubricating thermostat internal pin exerts force on the inside face of the large aluminum hex nut, wearing a hole in this nut. lubricating oil can then leak or spray up onto the exhaust manifold and into the engine compartment.

The risk

Oil leakage onto the engine's exhaust manifold and into the engine compartment could possibly result in a fire.

The remedy

Dealers will replace the oil thermostat with a new lubricating bypass valve.

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Vehicles in this recall

Notes

Owner notification began october 2, 1998.owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact cummins at 1-800-343-7357 (1-800-diesels).also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).