Hme Incorporated: Fuel System, Gasoline › Fuel Injection System
Hme Incorporated reported this defect to federal regulators on Feb 16, 2005 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 46. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
ON CERTAIN FIRE TRUCKS AND TRANSIT BUSES, THE FUEL LIFT PUMP COULD FAIL IN A MANNER WHICH RESULTS IN ENGINE FUEL STARVATION, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A STALL CONDITION. POTENTIAL LIFT PUMP FAILURE MODES INCLUDE: BRUSH WEAR OUT, BUSHING FAILURE, ROTOR TAB INSERT FAILURE, OR ANY OTHER FAILURE MODE THAT WOULD CAUSE THE FUEL PUMPING ELEMENT TO STOP SPINNING.
The risk
IF THE FUEL LIFT PUMP PUMPING ELEMENT STOPS SPINNING AND THE FUEL PUMPING VANES STOP IN A LOCATION WHICH BLOCKS FUEL FLOW THROUGH THE LIFT PUMP, THE ENGINE WILL BE STARVED OF FUEL. FUEL STARVATION COULD CAUSE LOW ENGINE POWER, ENGINE MISFIRE, OR ENGINE STALL. PRIOR TO THE ENGINE STALLING, THE OPERATOR COULD EXPERIENCE LOW ENGINE POWER, ENGINE MISFIRE, AND/OR DASH-MOUNTED FAULT LAMP ILLUMINATION.
The remedy
CUMMINS IS CONDUCTING THE OWNER NOTIFICATION AND REMEDY FOR THIS CAMPAIGN. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CUMMINS AT 1-800-343-7357 OR HME INCORPORATED AT 616-534-1463.
10 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 Hme Chassis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 Hme Fire Truck | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 Hme Chassis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 Hme Fire Truck | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 Hme Chassis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 Hme Fire Truck | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 Hme Chassis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 Hme Fire Truck | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 Hme Chassis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 Hme Fire Truck | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 05V059000.
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