Freightliner Llc | NHTSA Recall #05V208000
Vehicle safety recall details from the Department of Transportation.
Description
Detailed recall information for NHTSA ID 05V208000 by Freightliner Llc. Includes 153 affected units, JOHN DEERE/ENGINE SURGE, component: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, and more from the Department of Transportation.
Defect Summary
Certain my 2002-2005 thomas built saf-t-liner er school buses and er transit buses manufactured between november 2002 and february 2005 and equipped with john deere 8.1l compressed natural gas engines models hfn01 and hfn03. the engine control unit and throttle can unexpectedly surge. these units fail to conform to federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 124, accelerator control systems.
Corrective Action
John deere will notify the customers of freightliner/thomas built and will update the engine control unit software free of charge. owners may contact john deere at 1-800-jd-engine.