NHTSA recall campaign

98E030000

ManufacturerCUMMINS ENGINE CO.Reported1998-09-29Affected625 vehicles

What was wrong

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.

Risk

OIL LEAKAGE ONTO THE ENGINE'S EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT COULD POSSIBLY RESULT IN A FIRE.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE OIL THERMOSTAT WITH A NEW LUBRICATING BYPASS VALVE.

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Affected vehicles

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NHTSA did not enumerate affected vehicles for this campaign.