Detroit Diesel Corp.: Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Detroit Diesel Corp. reported this defect to federal regulators on Apr 3, 2006 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 433. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
CERTAIN MY 2000-2005 DETROIT DIESEL SERIES 50G ENGINES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2, 2002, AND MARCH 22, 2005, EQUIPPED ON CERTAIN 2002-2004 ORION V AND 2002-2005 ORION VII TRANSIT BUSES. HIGHER THAN EXPECTED TEMPERATURES WILL ALLOW THE LOW PRESSURE NATURAL GAS REGULATOR GASKET TO LEAK COOLANT AND DRIP ONTO THE TERMINALS OF THE BATTERY CHARGING ALTERNATOR.
The risk
THIS CAN RESULT IN A SHORT IN THE ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT AND THE POTENTIAL FOR AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE.
The remedy
DETROIT DIESEL WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPAIR THE ENGINES BY REPLACING THE LOW PRESSURE REGULATOR GASKET WITH AN IMPROVED GASKET FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 7, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DETROIT DIESEL AT 313-592-3708.
13 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 Detroit Diesel Series 50g | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 Orion Vii | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 Detroit Diesel Series 50g | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 Orion V | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 Orion Vii | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 Detroit Diesel Series 50g | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 Orion V | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 Orion Vii | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 Detroit Diesel Series 50g | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 Orion V | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 Orion Vii | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 Detroit Diesel Series 50g | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 Detroit Diesel Series 50g | 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 06E028000.
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