NHTSA recall campaign
05E025000
What was wrong
Defect
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.
Risk
A SUDDEN ENGINE SURGE COULD POSSIBLY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
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.
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Affected vehicles
0 entriesNHTSA did not enumerate affected vehicles for this campaign.