Engine and engine cooling: engine: diesel (Detroit)
Vehicle equipment recall 07E-035. NHTSA received DETROIT DIESEL CORP.’s report on Jun 4, 2007.
Watch and the shortlist are kept with a free account, on every device. Your watch list. NHTSA’s own record is on nhtsa.gov.
The short answer
NHTSA received DETROIT DIESEL CORP.’s report on Jun 4, 2007. Copied from NHTSA on Oct 20, 2026.
Every line below is in NHTSA’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
A FIRE CAN RESULT SHOULD THE TURBOCHARGER FAIL.
CERTAIN DETROIT DIESEL SERIES 60 ENGINES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN JANUARY 3, 2000, AND SEPTEMBER 28, 2002, INSTALLED ON CERTAIN HIGHWAY COACH AND MOTOR HOME VEHICLES.
THE TURBOCHARGER’S COMPRESSION WHEEL ON THESE ENGINES MAY FAIL.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- NHTSA’s part: Engine and engine cooling: engine: diesel.
What should you do?
EACH VEHICLE MANUFACTURER WILL NOTIFY ITS OWNERS AND DETROIT DIESEL WILL REPAIR THE ENGINES FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 20, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DETROIT DIESEL AT 313-592-3708.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: DETROIT DIESEL RECALL NO. 07C-3.THIS RECALL SUPERCEEDS 06E-019.CUSTOMERS MAY CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION’S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153); OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.
Which ones are recalled?
NHTSA counts 8,757 items potentially involved, across everything this recall names.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- Detroit Series 60NHTSA gives no dates made
Who is recalling it?
- Made by DETROIT DIESEL CORP..
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
What the record doesn’t say
- NHTSA’s recall file doesn’t say whether anyone was hurt.
- Which ones, by part or lot: the recall’s report on NHTSA’s site gives them where the maker did; this file gives part numbers only where its maker listed them.
- How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
Hearth Record wrote these lines.
Sources
-
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Recalls flat file before 2010 (FLAT_RCL_PRE_2010).
Released Oct 20, 2026 and checked Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
Vehicle, car seat, tire and vehicle equipment recalls, owner complaints and crash ratings are from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Copied on Oct 20, 2026.