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Oct 30, 2015

TRUCKS RECALLS USA: * Fiat/Chrysler's - ** GM's cars - *** Cummins 3,000 Natural-Gas Engines - **** Fontaine's Fifth Wheel

* Michigan - Fiat recalls 65,760 trucks and 75,364 SUVs in United States

-- Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV said it is recalling 65,760 Ram trucks and 75,364 Jeep Cherokee sport utility vehicles (SUVs) in the United States... FCA said an internal investigation found axle shafts on some trucks may not have been properly heat-treated and could thus overheat and trigger the anti-lock brake system warning light, leading to component fracture and possible wheel separation... The recall of certain 2015 Jeep Cherokee SUVs is to replace air-conditioning lines that may have been installed close to the engines' exhaust manifolds, posing a fire risk... FCA said it was aware of one accident potentially related to the axle shaft problem in Ram trucks, but no injuries... 
(Photo:2011 Dodge Ram Runner) -- Auburn Hills, MICH, USA - Reuters, by Ankit Ajmera / Savio D'Souza - October 27, 2015


** Michigan - General Motors is recalling cars

 -- For the third time in seven years, General Motors is recalling cars that can leak oil and catch fire, sometimes damaging garages and houses. GM says it’s recalling the cars because repairs from the first two recalls didn’t work. The company says more than 1,300 cars caught fire after being fixed. The latest recall announced Tuesday covers 1.4 million cars dating to the 1997 model year. Some are so old that GM no longer sells the brands. GM reports 19 minor injuries from the blazes... 
Detroit, MICH, USA - AP/WKRG 5 News - 27 Oct 2015


*** DC - Cummins to recall 3,000 natural-gas engines over potential for fire 

-- Engine maker Cummins Inc. said it would recall up to 3,020 Cummins Westport/ISL G/9999 engines manufactured between Sept. 13, 2007 and Sept. 23, 2015, citing the potential for a leak in the oil supply line near the engine manifold to cause a fire... Cummins told the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration the affected engines are only in Mack Trucks and Navistar International Corp.'s trucks... The turbocharger oil supply line on the recalled engines “may contact or interfere with the turbocharger inlet elbow, clean air intake clamp or the air fuel control tube and result in an oil leak,” NHTSA said in a report... NHTSA said that as of Oct.1 it had not received any reports of fires... 
Washington, DC, USA - Transport Topics - 30 Oct 2015


**** DC - All truck OEMS recall vehicles with discontinued Fontaine Ultra LT Fifth Wheel

-- In response to an earlier recall by the manufacturer of the now discontinued Fontaine Ultra LT fifth wheel, all U.S. truck manufacturers recently said they have recalled their trucks with the product over issues with the device’s connector... Initially, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said in a September report there were 6,800 trucks, potentially, with the part the Fontaine Fifth Wheel Co., manufactured from July 29, 2009, to May 27, 2013. But in a series of recalls, truck makers announced in October the count rose to 10,984...  Daimler Trucks North America, whose brands include Freightliner Trucks and the niche brand Western Star Trucks, recalled 5,801 units — the largest number of potentially affected trucks. Its recall is expected to begin Nov. 28...  Navistar International Corp. was the next-highest with 3,776 trucks. Its recall was expected to begin in October... The other truck makers recalled far fewer vehicles... 
Washington, DC, USA - Transport Topics - 30 Oct 2015

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