| NHTSA Record Id: 30054 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: CATERPILLAR |
| Recalled Component Id: 000003831000028766000000149 |
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| Model Name: CATERPILLAR |
Model Year: 9999 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 82E018000 |
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| Component Name: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:AUXILLARY TANK |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: CATERPILLAR TRACTOR CO. |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Oct, 01 1977 |
End date of Manufacturing: Sep, 01 1982 |
| Report For : E |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 272 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Nov, 01 1982 |
Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Caterpillar, Inc. |
Report Received Date: Sep, 20 1982 |
| Record Creation date : Sep, 28 1982 |
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| Defect Summary : A possibility exists on the involved vehicles, that due to vibrations generated by the truck, the fuel filter"s top connector may break from the bottom of the fuel tank due to metal fatigue. this failure allows the diesel ignition improver to spray out fuel. |
Consequence Summary: |
| Corrective Summary : The dealer will inspect and, if necessary, remove the filters from the tank and install a flexible hose from the bottom of the tank to the filter. |
Recall Notes: Vehicle category: trucks equipped with caterpillar 3208 engines.system: fuel; fuel injection, model no. 9n3771.consequences of defect: if the tank is inside the engine compartment, a firecould result which could cause serious personal injury to anyone in thevehicle. |
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