Workhorse recall: Engine and engine cooling
What is wrong
Navistar is recalling certain model year 2008 workhorse r20 chassis manufactured from february 5, 2007 through september 24, 2008, equipped with caterpillar c7 engines. The #5 and #6 fuel lines may crack at the fastening point to the common fuel rail and cause a fuel leak.
What could happen
A fuel leak, in the presence of an ignition source, can result in a vehicle fire.
The fix
Caterpiller will notify owners and repair the vehicles free of charge. The safety recall began on september 9, 2010. Owners may contact caterpillar toll-free at 1-800-447-4986 or navistar at 1-260-461-1890.
Vehicles covered
- Workhorse R20 2008
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 10V314000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- Navistar, Inc
- Reported to NHTSA
- Jul 6, 2010
- Owners notified
- Sep 9, 2010
- Vehicles or items affected
- 39
- Started by
- NHTSA investigation
- Built
- Feb 5, 2007 to Sep 24, 2008
- Part
- Engine and engine cooling
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 .
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.