2012–2014 Elgin Broom Badger recall: engine
⚠️ What's wrong
Elgin Sweeper Company Inc. (Elgin) is recalling certain model year 2012-2014 Broom Badger sweeper trucks manufactured March 1, 2013, to October 1, 2014. The affected vehicles are equipped with a modification hydraulic oil cooler fan wiring harness. The oil cooler fan may fail and cause overheating.
💥 The risk
If the oil cooler fan fails and the hydraulic system overheats, a vehicle fire could result.
🔧 The fix
Elgin will notify owners, and dealers will install a modified wiring harness that separates ground wires form the fan and sending unit, free of charge. The recall began December 1, 2014. Owners may contact Elgin customer service at 1-847-741-5370. Elgin's number for this recall is SB-0148.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 14V666000
- Manufacturer recall #
- SB-0148
- Manufacturer
- Elgin Sweeper Company Inc.
- Vehicles affected
- 92
- Component
- ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
- Owner phone
- 1-847-741-5370
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Dec 1, 2014
- Built
- Mar 1, 2013 – Oct 1, 2014
- Recall started by
- MFR
- 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.safercar.gov.