JOHN DEERE HFN03 9999: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

General Information

NHTSA Campaign ID Number: 05E025000

Make Model Year
JOHN DEERE HFN03 NO YEAR
Date Owners Notified Date Received by ODI Date Added to Database
2005-08-05 2005-04-05 2005-04-07

Manufacturers Involved: John Deere

Component: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Potential Number Of Units Affected: 1396

Report Initiator: MFR MFR Report

Regulation Part Number: 571

Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: 124

Summary

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.

Consequence

A SUDDEN ENGINE SURGE COULD POSSIBLY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

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.

Notes

CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 'TTY 1-800-424-9153', OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.