Recall Detail
CATERPILLAR / 3116 / 1996
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Record Id: 11799 | Vehicale/Equipment Name: CATERPILLAR |
| Recalled Component Id: 000009243000082839000000132 | Manufacturer Supplied Component Name: |
| Model Name: 3116 | Model Year: 1996 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 99E021000 | Mfr Campaign Number: |
| Component Name: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL | Manufacturer That Filed Report: CATERPILLAR, INC. |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Apr, 01 1996 | End date of Manufacturing: Mar, 31 1998 |
| Report For : E | Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 33700 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Aug, 09 1999 | Recall Initiator: ODI |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Caterpillar, Inc. | Report Received Date: Jun, 23 1999 |
| Record Creation date : Jul, 01 1999 | Federal Motar Safety Number: |
| Defect Summary : Equipment description: mechanically unit injected diesel engines. the governor of the engine controls the unit injector fueling by way of a control assembly. in this assembly, a link to the governor is joined to the control rod using a rivet. this rivet can loosen and then wear resulting in engine speed instability. | Consequence Summary: If not identified and corrected, engine speed control could be lost due to rivet disengagement. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will inspect the control assembly and replaced if necessary. | Recall Notes: Owner notification began august 9, 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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