NHTSA campaign 02E058000 · Equipment recall
CATERPILLAR, INC. Recall 02E-058: CATERPILLAR/ENGINE PUMPS
NHTSA recall 02E058000 is an equipment recall reported by CATERPILLAR, INC. on November 15, 2002, with 2,636 units potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Caterpillar 3116 for the 1996 model year. Owners were notified on December 23, 2002, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 02E058000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.
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Key facts
This is an equipment recall filed by CATERPILLAR, INC.: NHTSA's record names the vehicles below for it.
- NHTSA campaign
- 02E058000 (also written 02E-058 or 02E058)
- Filed by
- CATERPILLAR, INC.
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 2,636 units (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Fuel System, Gasoline — Delivery — Fuel Pump
- Owners notified
- Recall type
- Equipment recall
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 02E058000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
Caterpillar
Caterpillar 3116
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 02E058000.
Defect description
MODEL NO.: 3126E HYDRAULICALLY CONTROLLED ELECTRONICALLY ACTUATED UNIT INJECTED DIESEL EINGINES WITH HIGH EFFICIENCY PUMPS (HEP8) PRODUCED BY CATERPILLAR BETWEEN JUNE AND SEPTEMBER 2002 FOR USE ON MEDIUM DUTY ON-HIGHWAY ENGINES. THE PUMP COMPONENTS MAY EXPERIENCE A HIGH PRESSURE SEAL FAILURE WHICH CAN RESULT IN A SHORT PERIOD OF ROUGH RUNNING AND SUBSEQUENT ENGINE STALL DUE TO A LOSS OF INJECTION ACTUATION PRESSURE.
Safety consequence
ONCE ENGINE STALL OCCURS THE ENGINE CANNOT BE RESTARTED, WHICH MAY RESULT IN A SITUATION WHERE A VEHICLE CRASH COULD OCCUR.
Manufacturer remedy
OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN DECEMBER 23, 2002. 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 1-800-447-4986.
Notes
ALSO, CUSTOMERS CAN CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 02E058000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.