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The following section is an excerpt from Wikipedia's Automotive Industries page on 2 November 2018, text available via the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.
Cummins Inc. is an American Fortune 500 corporation that designs, manufactures, and distributes engines, filtration, and power generation products. Cummins also services engines and related equipment, including fuel systems, controls, air handling, filtration, emission control, electrical power generation systems, and semi trucks. Headquartered in Columbus, Indiana, United States, Cummins sells in approximately 190 countries and territories through a network of more than 600 company-owned and independent distributors and approximately 6,000 dealers. Cummins reported net income of $999 million on sales of $20.4 billion in 2017.
Cummins Engine Business
Cummins Engine Business Unit consists of Aftermarket support, Mid-Range, Heavy-Duty, and High-Power Engines. Cummins manufactures and markets a complete line of diesel and natural gas-powered engines for on-highway and off-highway use. Its markets include heavy-and medium-duty truck, bus, recreational vehicle (RV), light-duty automotive and a number of industrial uses including, construction, mining, marine, oil and gas, railroad and military equipment.
For the general public, the most visible Cummins product may be the 5.9-liter in-line six-cylinder engine used in the Dodge Ram light duty pickups starting in 1989. In 2007, a 6.7-liter version of the Cummins straight six engine became optional on the RAM pickup. In 2008, Cummins was a named defendant in a class action suit related to 1998-2001 model year Chrysler Dodge Ram trucks, model 2500 or 3500, originally equipped with a Cummins ISB 5.9 liter diesel engine built using a pattern 53 Block. The case has been settled, but some qualified Chrysler owners may receive $500 for repairs to the block, which was alleged to crack and create a coolant leak.
In April 2013, Cummins utilized technology developed by Westport Innovations to begin shipping large natural gas fueled engines to truck manufacturers in the United States as trucking companies began converting portions of their fleets to natural gas and the natural gas distribution network in the United States began to expand.
Cummins has a Technical Centre in Darlington UK, where it develops products for the European, Middle Eastern and Asian markets.
| Date | Document Name & Details | Documents |
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| 1 September 2011 | Defect Information Report FL-611, Cummins V-Band Clamp RecallFrom: Nasser Zamani, Daimler Trucks North America To: Dan Smith, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration NHTSA Recall 11V474000 |  PDF - 88KB - 3 pages |
| 1 September 2011 | NHTSA Recall 11V474000 2011-2012 FCCC MC, 2011-2012 FCCC MT45, 2011-2012 FCCC MT55, 2011-2012 FCCC S2, 2011-2012 FCCC XBR, 2011-2012 FCCC XBS, 2011-2012 FCCC XCL, 2011-2012 FCCC XCM, 2011-2012 FCCC XCR, 2011-2012 FCCC XCS, 2011-2012 Freightliner Business Class M2, 2011-2012 Freightliner Coronado, 2011-2012 Thomas Built Saf-T-Liner, 2011-2012 Thomas Built MVP-EF National Highway Traffic Safety Administration | Recall Page - 1 page |
| 16 September 2011 | V-Band Clamp Assembly/Cummins From: Ric Willard, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration To: Nasser Zamani, Daimler Trucks North America NHTSA Recall 11V474000 | PDF - 27KB - 3 pages |
| 20 September 2011 | Defect Information Report FL-611, Cummins V-Band Clamp RecallFrom: Nasser Zamani, Daimler Trucks North America To: Dan Smith, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration NHTSA Recall 11V474000 | PDF - 509KB - 4 pages |
| 19 October 2011 | Defect Information Report - Supplemental Report No. 1 11V-474, FL-611, Non-School Bus, (Cummins C1154) Cummins Aftertreatment V-Band ClampsFrom: Nasser Zamani, Daimler Trucks North America To: Dan Smith, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration NHTSA Recall 11V474000 | PDF - 455KB - 11 pages |
| Date | Article | Author/Source |
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| 23 March 2005 | Research and Markets : Company Profile of Cummins Inc. | Research and Markets |
| 20 April 2007 | EPA SmartWay Gets Support From Cummins | Anthony Fontanelle |
| 8 January 2014 | Used 4BT Engines Added to Cummins 3.9 Inventory by Auto Parts Retailer Online | AutoProsUSA.com |
| 8 August 2017 | Cummins Connected Diagnostics™ Is Now Available Through Zonar's Smart Fleet Management Solution | Zonar Systems |
| 4 January 2018 | Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 23--Erie County, New York; Authorization of Production Activity; Cummins, Inc., Subzone 23D (Diesel and Gas Engines), Lakewood and Jamestown, New York | Federal Register: DoC (Elizabeth Whiteman) |
| 7 January 2020 | Zonar Announces Availability of Cummins Connected Software Updates and Mobile App Provisioning | Zonar |