The wiring harness of the alternator may have been swapped with the wiring harness of the electric steering in the assembly procedure of certain vehicles. Remedy: check the affected lines and if...
RecallsAffected vehicles may have been equipped with headrests on the front modular seat which do not conform to the design. Remedy: check the conformity of the front headrests (presence of the catch); in...
RecallsOn certain vehicles with an OM654 classic diesel engine, the crankshaft might not correspond with the required specification. As a precautionary measure, the engines will be replaced on the affected...
RecallsThe Certificate of Conformity (COC) paper contains the incorrect information. Remedy: customers are requested to return the old COC paper and a new corrected COC paper will be issued. Number affected:...
RecallsOn certain vehicles with the highline version of the airbag control unit, the electric resistance in the circuit board of the airbag control unit may be interrupted in the event of an accident....
RecallsOn certain vehicles the coolant pump which is controlled by vacuum might have a leakage between the vacuum system and the coolant circuit. Remedy: update the software of the coolant pump and replace...
Recalls
More than £200 million of government funding will be injected into an extensive zero emission road freight demonstrator programme.
Electric Vehicles
On 12 May the government reaffirmed its plans for a diesel truck phase out starting in 2035 for vehicles under 26t gvw, and has announced large-scale trials for zero-emission vehicles.
Alternative FuelsThe sound generator (AVAS - Acoustic Vehicle Alerting System) may permanently fail due to a software error. Remedy: the sound generator (AVAS) installed in the vehicle will be replaced. Number...
Recalls
Cummins is launching a series of what it calls ‘fuel-agnostic’ versions of the 15-litre X15, 9-litre L9 and 6.7-litre B6.7 internal combustion engines that can run on low-carbon fuel types, including...
Engine/Transmission Management
Jess Simmons grew up around trucks. Her father, a truck driver, for a time operated his own company, John Simmons Haulage, which followed in the footsteps of his own father’s firm, John C Simmons...
Apprenticeships
Independent commercial vehicle workshop J&M Morgan Engineering won approval for an ATF lane at its Lancashire workshop only months after DVSA lifted the moratorium on new licences. Will Dalrymple...
Workshop