SUTPHEN CHASSIS 2006: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

General Information

NHTSA Campaign ID Number: 10V416000

Make Model Year
SUTPHEN CHASSIS 2006
Date Owners Notified Date Received by ODI Date Added to Database
2010-10-15 2010-09-14 2010-09-17

Production Dates: 2006-01-01 - 2008-12-31

Manufacturers Involved: SUTPHEN CORP.

Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

Potential Number Of Units Affected: 54

Report Initiator: ODI ODI Report

Summary

SUTPHEN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2006-2008 AERIALS AND MODEL YEAR 2007-2008 PUMPER FIRE TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH DETROIT DIESEL SERIES 60 ENGINES. THE SOFTWARE ON THESE ENGINES MAY CAUSE THE ENGINE TO SHUT DOWN UNEXPECTEDLY WHEN A DIESEL PARTICULATE FILTER OVER-TEMPERATURE CONDITION IS DETECTED.

Consequence

UNEXPECTED EMERGENCY VEHICLE ENGINE SHUTDOWN INCREASES THE RISK OF A CRASH AND COULD HAMPER RESCUE OPERATIONS AND PUT THE TRANSPORTED PASSENGER AT RISK.

Remedy

SUTPHEN WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND DETROIT DIESEL WILL REPAIR THE VEHICLES FREE OF CHARGE BY REPROGRAMMING THE ENGINE MOTOR CONTROL MODULE. PLEASE SEE DAIMLER TRUCKS/DETROIT DIESEL'S DEFECT REPORT 10E-005. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN NO OCTOBER 15, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DETROIT DIESEL AT 1-800-547-0712 OR ON LINE HTTP://WWW.DETROITDIESEL.COM/SUPPORTNETWORK.

Notes

OWNERS 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 .