9999 JOHN DEERE ENGINE Recall

Campaign:
97E010000 on 04/16/1997
Component:
Fuel system, other
Manufactured:
10/31/1995 - 02/27/1997
Affected:
198
Defect:
Equipment description: 8.1 liter compressed natural gas (cng) engines. the electronic control module (ecm) in these engines contain a manufacturing defect which results in intermittent electrical contact and causes incorrect electronic signals to be sent to the engine throttle control.
Consequence:
This condition can create the potential for sudden acceleration or deceleration of the engine increasing the risk of a crash.
Correction:
Dealers will install a new, improved ecm and associated hardware. however, due to the potential serious consequences, all buses powered by these cng engines must be immediately removed from service.
Notes:
Owner notification:owner notification began april 1, 1997. note:owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact john deere at 1-319-292-5226.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393.

9999 JOHN DEERE ENGINE TSBs (2)

Bulletin:
PIP-10RG264
Component:
061320 engine and engine cooling:engine:other fuel types:turbo-charger
Summary:
John deere engine: a program has been implemented to replace turbochargers on a fix as fail basis (rg6081h) on 8.1 cng engines in urban transit buses in california. no models or model years listed. *pe
Bulletin:
SB-255
Component:
061120 engine and engine cooling:engine:gasoline:turbo-charger
Summary:
Vactor: certain john deere engines, triggered by low voltage monitoring, are equipped with turbo solenoid cycling, which causes excessive wear every 10 seconds of cycling. *pe

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