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2003 Detroit Diesel Series 60 Recalls

Safety recall campaigns filed with NHTSA that cover this model year

Recalls apply to specific vehicles, not to every vehicle of a model year. Check your VIN with NHTSA or your manufacturer's dealer to confirm whether a recall affects your vehicle.

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Recall campaignsA safety recall is issued when a manufacturer or NHTSA determines that a vehicle has a safety-related defect or does not comply with a federal motor vehicle safety standard. Recall repairs are free. Whether a specific vehicle is covered depends on its VIN — a recall listed for a model year does not necessarily apply to every vehicle of that year.
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Newest Mar 8, 2006
Carrying an NHTSA advisoryCampaigns where NHTSA told owners not to drive the vehicle, or to park it outside, until the repair is done.
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Open investigationsNHTSA opens an investigation to examine whether a safety defect may exist. An open investigation is not a determination that a defect exists, and many investigations close without a recall. Investigations can, however, lead to one.
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1 investigation on file

Recall campaigns

1 campaign cover this model year — what the defect is, what it could cause, and what the remedy is

06E019000

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL

Mar 8, 2006
12,489 units potentially affected
The defect: CERTAIN MY 2000 THROUGH 2005 DETROIT DIESEL SERIES 60 ENGINES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN JANUARY 1, 2000, AND MARCH 3, 2006, INSTALLED ON CERTAIN HIGHWAY COACH AND MOTOR HOME VEHICLES. THE TURBOCHARGER COMPRESSORS INSTALLED IN THESE MOTORHOMES CAN FAIL.
The risk: A FIRE CAN RESULT SHOULD THE TURBOCHARGER FAIL.
The remedy: DETROIT DIESEL WILL NOTIFY ITS OWNERS AND REPAIR THE ENGINES FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 13, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DETROIT DIESEL AT 313-592-3708.
DETROIT DIESEL CORP.Manufacturer number 06C-4View on NHTSA.gov

What a recall is

Safety recall
A safety recall is issued when a manufacturer or NHTSA determines that a vehicle has a safety-related defect or does not comply with a federal motor vehicle safety standard. Recall repairs are free. Whether a specific vehicle is covered depends on its VIN — a recall listed for a model year does not necessarily apply to every vehicle of that year.
Safety investigation
NHTSA opens an investigation to examine whether a safety defect may exist. An open investigation is not a determination that a defect exists, and many investigations close without a recall. Investigations can, however, lead to one.
Manufacturer communication
Manufacturers file copies of the bulletins they send to dealers with NHTSA. These often describe diagnostic or repair procedures for a known condition. They are not recalls: repairs described in a bulletin are usually only free if the vehicle is still under warranty or the manufacturer has extended coverage.

Safety investigations

NHTSA inquiries naming this vehicle. An investigation is not a finding of a defect, and it is not a recall.

PE06001ClosedPreliminary Evaluation

ENGINE TURBOCHARGER FAILURE

Opened Jan 3, 2006
Closed Apr 27, 2006

THIS INVESTIGATION WAS OPENED BASED ON SIX ALLEGATIONS OF MOTOR COACH AND BUS FIRES ALLEGEDLY CAUSED BY THE ENGINE?S TURBOCHARGER.DURING THE INVESTIGATION, DETROIT INFORMED ODI THAT TURBOCHARGER SPEEDS WERE INCREASING (SINCE YEAR 2000) TO OPTIMIZE EMISSIONS.(THEORETICALLY, HIGHER TURBOCHARGER SPEED INCREASES AIR SUPPLY INTO THE ENGINE AND, IN CONJUNCTION WITH AN OPTIMUM FUEL CURVE, INCREASES POWER AND REDUCES EMISSIONS.)THESE INCREASED SPEEDS RESULTED IN TURBOCHARGER COMPRESSOR WHEEL FAILURES.THE COMPRESSOR WHEEL FAILS DUE TO LOW CYCLE FATIGUE AS THE RESULT OF CERTAIN DUTY CYCLES.THE FAILURE RESULTS IN LUBRICATING OIL PASSING INTO THE EXHAUST SYSTEM, RESULTING IN SMOKE AND POSSIBLY A FIRE.TWO DIFFERENT TURBOCHARGERS ARE INVOLVED, MANUFACTURED BY HONEYWELL AND BORG WARNER.DETROIT'S REMEDY IS TO RECALIBRATE THE ECM TO DETECT A REDUCTION IN TURBOCHARGER OUTPUT CAUSED BY A WHEEL FAILURE.UPON DETECTION THE NEW LOGIC WILL THEN REDUCE FUEL TO THE ENGINE AND SHUT IT DOWN TO PREVENT A FIRE.THE DRIVER WILL HAVE AN OVERRIDE BUTTON WHICH WILL ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO BE LIMPED TO A SAFE LOCATION.SOME MODELS MAY REQUIRE A BAROMETRIC PRESSURE SENSOR TO BE INSTALLED ON THE OUTPUT SIDE OF THE TURBROCHARGER THAT WILL SIGNAL THE ECM WHEN OUTPUT PRESSURE DROPS, TEMPORARILY SHUTTING DOWN THE ENGINE.THE RECALL ACTION TAKEN BY DETROIT RESOLVES THE ISSUES RAISED BY THIS INVESTIGATION.THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:OTHER FUEL TYPES:TURBO/SUPERCHARGERLed to recall 06E019000

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