Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-LINER HDX (2008-2015): Engine and engine cooling
Recall 15V344000 · Jun 3, 2015 · Daimler Trucks North America LLC
746
vehicles affected
746
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 15V344000
- Date
- Jun 3, 2015
- Maker
- Daimler Trucks North America LLC
- Units affected
- 746
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Engine and engine cooling > Engine
- Model years
- 2008-2015
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Fire
What is wrong
Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain model year 2008-2015 Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner HDX school buses manufactured May 25, 2008, to December 18, 2014, and equipped with certain Cummins Westport ISL G engines. Excessive engine crankcase pressures may cause the 90-degree elbow of the vent tube assembly to detach from the crankcase ventilation breather, possibly allowing engine oil to come into contact with hot surfaces.
What can happen
If engine oil comes into contact with a hot surface, there is an increased risk of a fire.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
Cummins will notify owners on behalf of DTNA, and dealers secure the ends of the 90-degree elbow. In addition, the electronic control module (ECM) will be reprogrammed with software that can adjust the engine output under misfire conditions to limit crankcase pressures. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began on June 12, 2015. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-745-8000, or Cummins customer service at 1-800-343-7357. DTNA's number for this recall is FL-681.
Vehicles covered
1 model, 8 model years in all
| Make | Model | Model years |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas Built Buses | Saf-T-Liner HDX | 2008-2015 |
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Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 15V344000?
1 model: Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner HDX (2008-2015), about 746 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 15V344000?
Cummins will notify owners on behalf of DTNA, and dealers secure the ends of the 90-degree elbow. In addition, the electronic control module (ECM) will be reprogrammed with software that can adjust the engine output under misfire conditions to limit crankcase pressures. These repairs will be performed free of charge.
What can happen?
If engine oil comes into contact with a hot surface, there is an increased risk of a fire.
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.