By year
Owner complaints about Cummins Power Generation vehicles peaked at 1 in 2019
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, 2016 to 2026. 2026 runs through October.
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints and recalls files. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA.
Make
Cummins Power Generation
The complete NHTSA record for Cummins Power Generation vehicles: owner complaints, recall campaigns, defect investigations and manufacturer communications, for every model and model year on file.
Most Cummins Power Generation recalls are filed by Cummins, part of Cummins Power Generation.
Owner complaints in the last five years01 on file in all, across 1 models
Recall campaigns74 in five years
Severity index100.0Crash, fire, injury or death per 100 complaints
Investigations028 service bulletins
Components
Equipment draws the most owner complaints about Cummins Power Generation vehicles, 100% of them
Share of all owner complaints on file, by component.
Source: NHTSA ODI.
Models
The Generator SET has the most complaints of any Cummins Power Generation model
Every Cummins Power Generation model with complaints or recalls on file, by complaints. Counts are not rates: NHTSA publishes no sales volumes.
| Model | Model years | Complaints | Severity index | Recalls | Investigations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Generator SET | 2015 to 2024 | 0 | None | 18 | 0 |
Source: NHTSA ODI. Recall counts add campaigns across model years, so a campaign covering three years counts three times.
Latest recalls
Recent campaigns listing a Cummins Power Generation product
- 24V-934 Dec 17, 2024
Unsecured wire leads may chafe against the starter motor housing or terminal and short circuit
Electrical system · 205 vehicles - 24V-192 Mar 12, 2024
Vibration damper cap screws may be improperly tightened, which may cause the damper to separate from the engine
Engine and cooling · 16 vehicles - 22V-464 Jul 6, 2022
Incorrect logic in the output box door switch may cause the gensets to not shut down as intended when operated in parallel with other gensets
Equipment · 128 vehicles - 21V-888 Nov 16, 2021
Certain Molded Case Circuit Breakers (MCCBs) may have been manufactured improperly, which can result in inadequate circuit protection
Electrical system · 847 vehicles - 19V-552 Jul 25, 2019
Jack handle may have been improperly fastened, allowing the jack handle to separate from the jack assembly
Equipment · 120 vehicles - 18V-504 Jul 31, 2018
These generator sets may have incorrectly wired remote emergency stop and remote start connections causing the remote stop to not function and…
Electrical system · 921 vehicles - 16V-861 Nov 30, 2016
Affected generator sets have been mounted on trailers, and due to the possibility that the door hinges may fail, the generator set doors may…
Structure · 164 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.