December 22, 2023 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 23V894000
Overloaded Electrical System May Cause Fire
Overloaded electrical circuits can overheat, increasing the risk of fire.
NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V894000
Manufacturer Rosenbauer
America
Components ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Potential Number of Units Affected 534
Summary
Rosenbauer America is recalling certain 2020-2022 Avenger, 2019-2024 Commander, 2020-2023 Warrior, 2023 Commercial F-350, F-550, and 2024 Commercial 114SD vehicles. In the event of a short circuit or wiring failure, the firmware may fail to shut off the output pin, resulting in overloaded electrical circuits.
Remedy
Dealers will update the firmware, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed February 19, 2024. Owners may contact Rosenbauer America customer service at 1-651-462-1000.
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.
Chronology :
11/15/23: Rosenbauer was notified via a Teams Call with our IDEX Account Manager.
11/15/23: IDEX sent a list of impacted nodes by serial number and invoice date.
11/16/23: Rosenbauer started investigating how to pinpoint the impacted trucks by asking Engineering and Materials how these are tracked.
11/17/23: Rosenbauer started analyzing the proper inventory transactions to find which trucks are impacted.
A follow-up call with IDEX was arranged to ask for more clarifying information. It was decided that Rosenbauer needs the PO #s that were used to purchase the impacted nodes.
11/29/23: A reminder was sent to IDEX to obtain the PO #s.
12/4/23: We verbally reminded IDEX.
12/11/23: Email received from IDEX with PO #s. Unable to process that data set.
12/12/23: Received electronic spreadsheet of PO #s and SNs.
12/13/23: Data analysis started to tie recalled SNs to trucks.
12/13/23 – 12/20/23: Quarantined inventory and started applying remedy to trucks in Production.
12/22/23: Complete list of impacted trucks finalized.
23E084 – Overloaded Electrical System May Cause Fire – Weldon 8×16 Input-Output Node Vehicle Multiplex Systems
16 Affected Products
Vehicles
| MAKE | MODEL | YEAR |
| ROSENBAUER | AVENGER | 2020-2022 |
| ROSENBAUER | COMMANDER | 2019-2024 |
| ROSENBAUER | COMMERCIAL 114SD | 2024 |
| ROSENBAUER | COMMERCIAL F-350 | 2023 |
| ROSENBAUER | COMMERCIAL F-550 | 2023 |
| ROSENBAUER | WARRIOR | 2020-2023 |
2 Associated Documents
Defect Notice 573 Report
RCLRPT-23V894-1388.PDF 217.322KB
Recall Acknowledgement
RCAK-23V894-6576.pdf 645.871KB
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OMB Control No.: 2127-0004
Part 573 Safety Recall Report 23V-894
The information contained in this report was submitted pursuant to 49 CFR §573
Manufacturer Name : Submission Date :
Rosenbauer America DEC 22, 2023 NHTSA Recall No. : 23V-894 Manufacturer Recall No. : NR Manufacturer Information :
Manufacturer Name : Rosenbauer America Address : 5190 260th street
Wyoming MN 55092
Company phone : 6514621000
Population :
Number of potentially involved : 534 Estimated percentage with defect : 70 %
Vehicle Information :
Vehicle 1 : 2020-2022 Rosenbauer Avenger Vehicle Type :
Body Style :
Power Train : NR
Descriptive Information : Weldon is recalling an 8×16 node found on some Rosenbauer fire trucks built in 2020-2023. The node was not built to the proper specification and may become overloaded resulting in an unplanned increased risk of heat related damage or fire. Production Dates : MAR 10, 2020 – DEC 20, 2023
VIN Range 1 : Begin : 1FD0W5HT0PEC65987 End : 54F8JECHXPWM13925 ✔ Not sequential Vehicle 2 : 2019-2024 Rosenbauer Commander Vehicle Type :
Body Style :
Power Train : NR
Descriptive Information : Weldon is recalling an 8×16 node found on some Rosenbauer fire trucks built in 2020-2023. The node was not built to the proper specification and may become overloaded resulting in an unplanned increased risk of heat related damage or fire. Production Dates : MAR 10, 2020 – DEC 01, 2023 Vehicle 3 : 2020-2023 Rosenbauer Warrior Vehicle Type :
Body Style :
Power Train : NR
Descriptive Information : Weldon is recalling an 8×16 node found on some Rosenbauer fire trucks built in 2020-2023. The node was not built to the proper specification and may become overloaded resulting in an unplanned increased risk of heat related damage or fire. Production Dates : MAR 10, 2020 – DEC 01, 2023 Part 573 Safety Recall Report 23V-894 Page 2 Vehicle 4 : 2023-2023 Commercial F-350 Vehicle Type :
Body Style :
Power Train : NR
Descriptive Information : Weldon is recalling an 8×16 node found on some Rosenbauer fire trucks built in 2020-2023. The node was not built to the proper specification and may become overloaded resulting in an unplanned increased risk of heat related damage or fire. Production Dates : JAN 01, 2023 – DEC 01, 2023 Vehicle 5 : 2023-2023 Commercial F-550 Vehicle Type :
Body Style :
Power Train : NR
Descriptive Information : Weldon is recalling an 8×16 node found on some Rosenbauer fire trucks built in 2020-2023. The node was not built to the proper specification and may become overloaded resulting in an unplanned increased risk of heat related damage or fire. Production Dates : JAN 01, 2023 – DEC 01, 2023 Vehicle 6 : 2024-2024 Commercial 114SD Vehicle Type :
Body Style :
Power Train : NR
Descriptive Information : Weldon is recalling an 8×16 node found on some Rosenbauer fire trucks built in 2020-2023. The node was not built to the proper specification and may become overloaded resulting in an unplanned increased risk of heat related damage or fire. Production Dates : OCT 01, 2023 – DEC 22, 2023 Description of Defect :
Description of the Defect : Per Weldon: The electrical current sensing calibration was not produced to specification so that the firmware would not shut off the output pin under a short circuit caused by external load or wiring failure.
FMVSS 1 : NR FMVSS 2 : NR
Description of the Safety Risk : Per Weldon: In the event of a short circuit or wiring failure, if the electrical
circuit(s) become overloaded, depending on how the input-output node(s) is wired into the vehicle including whether it is located near a flammable fuel source, there is an increased risk of heat related damage or fire.
Description of the Cause : Unknown at this time. The information contained in this report was submitted pursuant to 49 CFR §573 Part 573 Safety Recall Report 23V-894 Page 3 Identification of Any Warning
that can Occur : Unknown at this time. Involved Components : Component Name 1 : NODE, V-MUX, 8X16, NEXT GEN
Component Description : 6030-2000-00
Component Part Number : 8600727-001, EW-6030-2000-00, 46712 Supplier Identification : Component Manufacturer
Name : Weldon Division of Akron Brass Address : 3656 Paragon Drive
Columbus Ohio 43228
Country : United States Chronology :
11/15/23: Rosenbauer was notified via a Teams Call with our IDEX Account Manager. 11/15/23: IDEX sent a list of impacted nodes by serial number and invoice date.
11/16/23: Rosenbauer started investigating how to pinpoint the impacted trucks by asking Engineering and Materials how these are tracked.
11/17/23: Rosenbauer started analyzing the proper inventory transactions to find which trucks are impacted. A follow-up call with IDEX was arranged to ask for more clarifying information. It was decided that Rosenbauer needs the PO #s that were used to purchase the impacted nodes.
11/29/23: A reminder was sent to IDEX to obtain the PO #s. 12/4/23: We verbally reminded IDEX.
12/11/23: Email received from IDEX with PO #s. Unable to process that data set. 12/12/23: Received electronic spreadsheet of PO #s and SNs.
12/13/23: Data analysis started to tie recalled SNs to trucks.
12/13/23 – 12/20/23: Quarantined inventory and started applying remedy to trucks in Production. 12/22/23: Complete list of impacted trucks finalized. The information contained in this report was submitted pursuant to 49 CFR §573 Part 573 Safety Recall Report 23V-894
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The information contained in this report was submitted pursuant to 49 CFR §573
Description of Remedy :
Description of Remedy Program : Rosenbauer will work with Dealers and Customers to ensure the firmware
in the 8 x 16 node is updated in affected vehicles that are within the identified version range. The remedy will be provided to customers free of charge. How Remedy Component Differs from Recalled Component : Per Weldon, the recall population was determined based on product specifications associated with a specific firmware version. Recalled products have a different firmware version than those not included in the recall. The firmware version is recorded on a decal on each unit. Identify How/When Recall Condition was Corrected in Production : Rosenbauer will remedy all trucks in production prior to shipment by updating the firmware to the latest version from Akron’s website. Recall Schedule :
Description of Recall Schedule : Rosenbauer will alert the Dealer Network as soon as this filing has been
published. We will then notify customers as the remedy plan has been established with Weldon and Rosenbauer Dealer Network.
Planned Dealer Notification Date : FEB 19, 2024 – FEB 22, 2024
Planned Owner Notification Date : FEB 19, 2024 – FEB 22, 2024
* NR – Not Reported
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