NHTSA Campaign 10V227000 — AMERICAN LAFRANCE EAGLE 2010 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Reference copy of an official recall record (no advice provided). Campaign: 10V227000. Vehicle: AMERICAN LAFRANCE EAGLE. Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING.
Overview
| Campaign Number | 10V227000 |
|---|---|
| Make / Model | AMERICAN LAFRANCE EAGLE |
| Model Year | 2010 |
| Component | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING |
| Manufacturer | AMERICAN LAFRANCE LLC |
| Manufacturer Campaign # | ALF-0110 |
Official summary
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.
Official consequence
UNEXPECTED EMERGENCY VEHICLE ENGINE SHUTDOWN COULD HAMPER RESCUE OPERATIONS AND PUT FIRST RESPONDERS AND OR THE PUBLIC AT RISK.
Official remedy
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.
Official 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 <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .
Full record fields (non-empty)
| Record ID | 86471 |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Campaign Number | 10V227000 |
| Make | AMERICAN LAFRANCE |
| Model | EAGLE |
| Model Year | 2010 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number | ALF-0110 |
| Component | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING |
| Manufacturer Name | AMERICAN LAFRANCE LLC |
| Manufacturing Begin Date | 2009-02-03 |
| Manufacturing End Date | 2010-03-16 |
| Record Type Code | V |
| Potentially Affected Units | 18 |
| Action Date | 2010-06-01 |
| Initiator Code | ODI |
| Manufacturer (Display) | AMERICAN LAFRANCE LLC |
| Report Date | 2010-05-27 |
| Notification Date | 2010-05-27 |
| Official Summary | 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. |
| Official Consequence | UNEXPECTED EMERGENCY VEHICLE ENGINE SHUTDOWN COULD HAMPER RESCUE OPERATIONS AND PUT FIRST RESPONDERS AND OR THE PUBLIC AT RISK. |
| Official Remedy | 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. |
| Official Notes / Contact | 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 <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> . |
| NHTSA Record Key | 000035920000879798000000127 |
| Do Not Drive | No |
| Do Not Sell | No |