Electrical Short in ECMs Prompts Truck Recalls

Several vehicle manufacturers are recalling commercial trucks because they are equipped with a Cummins ISX12 or ISX15 engine that may have a defective Engine Control Module (ECM). These ECMs can experience an internal electrical short that can cause a fuse to blow, resulting in an unexpected engine stall without the ability to restart the engine; this increases the risk of a crash.

To repair the vehicles, Cummins will install a new ECM and ECM calibrations. The recall affects the following manufacturers:

• Daimler Trucks North America LLC is recalling 268 model year 2017 Freightliner Cascadia, 122SD, Western Star 4900SA and 4900FA, and FCCC XCM and XCP trucks March 14, 2016, through May 18, 2016.
• Oshkosh Corporation is recalling six model year 2016 S-Series Front Discharge Concrete Mixers manufactured May 16, 2016, to May 25, 2016.
• Volvo Trucks North America is recalling 129 model year 2017 VNL trucks manufactured March 15, 2016, to April 20, 2016.
• Autocar, LLC is recalling 18 model year 2016-2017 Xpeditor vehicles manufactured March 21, 2016, to April 11, 2016.
• Terex Advance is recalling 21 model year 2016 Front Discharge Mixer trucks manufactured March 31, 2016, to May 9, 2016.

Source: NHTSA | Photo by Oshkosh