American Lafrance recall: Engine and engine cooling
What is wrong
American lafrance is recalling certain model year 2010 heavy-duty class 8 eagle emergency vehicles manufactured from february 3, 2009 through march 16, 2010, and 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.
What could happen
Unexpected emergency vehicle engine shutdown could hamper rescue operations and put first responders and or the public at risk.
The fix
American lafrance 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 is expected to begin during june 2010. Owners may contact detroit diesel at 1-800-547-0712 or on line http://www.detroitdiesel.com/supportnetwork.
Vehicles covered
- American Lafrance Eagle 2010
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 10V227000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- American Lafrance LLC
- Reported to NHTSA
- May 27, 2010
- Owners notified
- Jun 1, 2010
- Vehicles or items affected
- 18
- Started by
- NHTSA investigation
- Built
- Feb 3, 2009 to Mar 16, 2010
- Part
- Engine and engine cooling
- Maker's own recall number
- ALF-0110
Notes
American lafrance recall no. Alf-0110.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 .
Other recalls for the same vehicles
To check one car, enter its 17-character VIN on the official NHTSA page: a recall may cover only some vehicles of a model year.
Recall data: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Nebula is not affiliated with or endorsed by NHTSA.