CarRecallWatch- Component
- FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL: PRE-HEATER
- Problem
- Navistar, Inc. (Navistar) is recalling certain 2017-2020 International WorkStar and International DuraStar, 2018-2019 IC 1300 FBC Commercial and IC HC Commercial, 2018-2021 IC CE Commercial, International MV and International HV, and 2019-2021 IC TC Commercial buses with Cummins B6.7 diesel engines with a fuel module option number FS90301 or FS90453. The electric fuel heater within the fuel module may overheat and cause plastic in the fuel heater to melt and potentially catch fire. It may also lead to engine stalling.
- Risk
- A fire increases the risk of injury. An engine stall can increase the risk of a crash.
- Remedy
- Cummins will notify the affected Navistar customers and dealers will disable the fuel heater by either installing a plug in place of the heater or otherwise rendering the fuel heater inoperable and removing the fuse supplying electrical power to the fuel heater and installing a cover over the wire harness connector, free of charge. The recall began May 28, 2020. Owners may contact Cummins customer service at 1-800-286-6467.
- Notes
- Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
What this recall means for you
The electric fuel heater inside the fuel module on certain diesel trucks and buses with Cummins B6.7 engines may overheat. The overheating can melt plastic in the heater and potentially start a fire. It may also cause the engine to stall.
A fire increases the risk of injury, and an engine stall can increase the risk of a crash. Dealers will disable the fuel heater free of charge by installing a plug in its place or otherwise rendering it inoperable, removing the fuse that supplies power to the heater, and installing a cover over the wire harness connector. Owners may contact Cummins customer service at 1-800-286-6467. Check your vehicle identification number (VIN) for open recalls.
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