Detroit Diesel equipment query EQ10005
Daimler Engine Unexpected Shut Down. NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation opened this equipment query about the engine and engine cooling. Opened May 10, 2010, closed Oct 12, 2010 after 5 months. It led to safety recall 10V227000, 10V386000, 10V416000. became a recall
What NHTSA says
Source: Office of Defects Investigation, as filedThe Office of Defects Investigation (ODI), Recall Management Division (RMD) conducted a review of safety recall 10E-005. In a letter dated March 16, 2010 Daimler Trucks North America LLC (Daimler) reported that certain Detroit Diesel EPA07 Series 60 engines, produced between January 1, 2007 and April 20, 2009, with software versions earlier than V62.6 ZGS 114 were defective, and that the defect related to motor vehicle safety. These engines, installed as original equipment in emergency vehicles, contain software which may cause the engine to shutdown unexpectedly when a Diesel Particulate Filter over temperature condition is detected. Unexpected emergency vehicle engine shutdown could hamper rescue operations and put first responders and or the public at risk. NHTSA assigned recall number 10E-005 to this matter. This EQ was opened to track the disposition of affected engines sold to the other manufacturers noted in Daimler's Defect Report. RMD mailed information request (IR) letters to four of the six manufacturers listed in Daimler's Defect Report. Spartan Chassis (10V-181) and Pierce Manufacturing (10V-195) had both filed subsequent Defect Reports for their affected vehicles prior to this IR mailing. Three of the four companies RMD mailed also filed a Defect Report for their affected vehicles. They are:Sutphen Corporation - 10V-416 Kovatch Mobile Equipment Co. - 10V-386 American LaFrance - 10V-227Only Progressive Industries, Inc. did not file a Defect Report. In a letter submitted to RMD dated August 25, 2010, Progressive noted that its eight affected engines were re-sold to Pierce Manufacturing, who had already submitted their report to NTHSA in May. Sufficient action has been taken by all the manufacturers RMD contacted and all affected vehicles identified. This EQ is closed.
A Equipment Query is a query about a piece of equipment — a component, a tire, a child seat — rather than a whole vehicle. The summary is the agency’s own text from its investigation file, unedited; the opening and closing resumes with the full reasoning are on NHTSA’s site under this number.
What this means for an owner
Source: and what happens nextAn investigation is not a finding that a defect exists, and it puts no duty on anyone. NHTSA opens a Preliminary Evaluation when complaints and other reports suggest a condition worth asking the manufacturer about; it upgrades to an Engineering Analysis when the answers warrant testing; it closes either when it recommends a recall, when the manufacturer recalls on its own, or when no defect trend is found. The agency’s own goals are about four months for a petition, eight for a Preliminary Evaluation or a Recall Query and eighteen for an Engineering Analysis; many run longer.
This one became a recall. The campaign page carries the manufacturer’s filed defect, risk and remedy, the build window and every model year covered; whether one specific vehicle is included is settled by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Model years it names
Source: as NHTSA filed themNHTSA filed this action against Daimler Trucks North America, LLC without naming a model year — an equipment or manufacturer-level query.
Common questions
Source: NHTSA Office of Defects InvestigationIs EQ10005 a recall?
No — it is the investigation that led to one. Recall 10V227000, 10V386000, 10V416000 is the campaign; its page carries the remedy.
Is EQ10005 still open?
No. It closed on Oct 12, 2010 and led to recall 10V227000, 10V386000, 10V416000.
Which vehicles does EQ10005 cover?
NHTSA filed it against Daimler Trucks North America, LLC without naming a model year.