9999 DETROIT DIESEL OPTIMIZED IDLE Recall

Campaign:

96E033000 on 11/07/1996

Component:

Vehicle speed control

Affected:

1,009

Defect:

If the ignition is turned on and the fuse for the electronic control module (ecm) power feed line is removed or burned out, the safety features designed to prevent injury to persons working in the vicinity of the engine will be bypassed, and unintentional cranking of the engine will occur.

Consequence:

If unintentional cranking of the engine occurs, persons working in the vicinity of the engine could be injured and the vehicle could move.

Correction:

Detroit diesel distributors will rewire the vehicles using a revised ecm which will eliminate unintentional cranking.

Notes:

Owner notification:owner notification began during october 1996.note:owners who take their vehicle to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact detroit diesel at 1-313-592-7357.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393.

9999 DETROIT DIESEL OPTIMIZED IDLE TSB

Bulletin:

08-TL-14

Component:

061200 engine and engine cooling:engine:diesel

Summary:

Detroit diesel: ambient air temperature sensor for epa07 engines (kit p/n: 23538495). the aat sensor provides outside temperature data for the "idle shutdown time" and "optimized idle" features, allowing these features to be overridden un

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