Electrical system: propulsion system: traction battery (Cummins)
Vehicle equipment recall 25E-018. NHTSA received Cummins, Inc.’s report on Mar 11, 2025.
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The short answer
NHTSA received Cummins, Inc.’s report on Mar 11, 2025. 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?
Battery failure can cause a loss of drive power, increasing the risk of a crash. Additionally, a battery short circuit increases the risk of a fire.
Cummins Inc.
(Cummins) is recalling the high voltage battery packs in certain PowerDrive 7000 electric drivetrains.
Pieces of the internal fasteners in the battery may detach, causing the battery pack to short circuit and fail.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- NHTSA’s part: Electrical system: propulsion system: traction battery.
What should you do?
Dealers will inspect and repair the high voltage battery packs, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 9, 2025. Owners may contact Cummins customer service at 1-800-286-6467. Cummins’s number for this recall is C7135.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 888-327-4236 (TTY 888-275-9171) or go to nhtsa.gov.
Which ones are recalled?
NHTSA counts 107 items potentially involved, across everything this recall names.
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Part no.
BorgWarner Part Number P102040200012
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- Cummins Accelera Powerdrive 7000NHTSA gives no dates made
Who is recalling it?
- Made by Cummins, Inc..
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. 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.
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Sources
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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Recalls flat file (FLAT_RCL_POST_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.