John Deere HFN01, HFN03: Vehicle speed control
Recall 05E025000 · Apr 5, 2005 · John Deere
1,396
units affected
1,396
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 05E025000
- Date
- Apr 5, 2005
- Maker
- John Deere
- Units affected
- 1,396
- Kind
- Vehicle equipment
- Component
- Vehicle speed control
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Crash risk
What is wrong
CERTAIN JOHN DEERE 8.1L COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS ENGINES MODELS HFN01 AND HFN03 MANUFACTURED BETWEEN MAY 2000 AND NOVEMBER 2003 AND USED ON SCHOOL AND TRANSIT BUSES. THE ENGINE CONTROL UNIT AND THROTTLE CAN UNEXPECTEDLY SURGE. THESE UNITS FAIL TO CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 124, ACCELERATOR CONTROL SYSTEMS.
What can happen
A SUDDEN ENGINE SURGE COULD POSSIBLY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
JOHN DEERE WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND WILL UPDATE THE ENGINE CONTROL UNIT SOFTWARE FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN AUGUST 5, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT JOHN DEERE AT 1-800-JD-ENGINE.
Vehicles covered
2 models, 2 model years in all
| Make | Model | Model years |
|---|---|---|
| John Deere | HFN01 | Not stated |
| John Deere | HFN03 | Not stated |
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Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 05E025000?
2 models: John Deere HFN01 (all years), John Deere HFN03 (all years), about 1,396 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 05E025000?
JOHN DEERE WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND WILL UPDATE THE ENGINE CONTROL UNIT SOFTWARE FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN AUGUST 5, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT JOHN DEERE AT 1-800-JD-ENGINE.
What can happen?
A SUDDEN ENGINE SURGE COULD POSSIBLY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. A dealer can tell whether a single vehicle still needs the repair.