Recall Detail
CATERPILLAR / 3406E / 1999
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Record Id: 10044 | Vehicale/Equipment Name: CATERPILLAR |
| Recalled Component Id: 000009351000083040000000214 | Manufacturer Supplied Component Name: |
| Model Name: 3406E | Model Year: 1999 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 99E023000 | Mfr Campaign Number: |
| Component Name: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE | Manufacturer That Filed Report: CATERPILLAR, INC. |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Jun, 30 1999 | End date of Manufacturing: -- |
| Report For : E | Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 1362 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Sep, 17 1999 | Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Caterpillar, Inc. | Report Received Date: Jul, 29 1999 |
| Record Creation date : Jul, 29 1999 | Federal Motar Safety Number: |
| Defect Summary : Equipment description: electronically unit injected diesel engines used in combination with eaton 10 and 18 speed autoshift transmissions. the engines can stall because of software problems. | Consequence Summary: Increased steering effort can occur. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will update these engines with software changes. | Recall Notes: Owner notification began september 17, 1999. owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact caterpillar at 1-309-675-5658.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). |
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