NHTSA campaign 04E054000 · Equipment recall
CATERPILLAR INC. Recall 04E-054: CATERPILLAR/CONVERTER MUFFLER STRAP FAILURE
NHTSA recall 04E054000 is an equipment recall reported by CATERPILLAR INC. on August 9, 2004, with 2,309 units potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Caterpillar 3126E for the 2003 model year. Owners were notified on October 29, 2004, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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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
- 04E054000 (also written 04E-054 or 04E054)
- Filed by
- CATERPILLAR INC.
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 2,309 units (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Engine and Engine Cooling — Exhaust System
- Owners notified
- Recall type
- Equipment recall
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 04E054000. 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 3126E
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 04E054000.
Defect description
CATERPILLAR 2003 MY 3126E ENGINES WITH CONVERTER MUFFLERS WITH WELDS ADDED TO THE STRAPS THAT SUPPORT THE CONVERTER MUFFLERS TO THE CHASSIS. THESE WELDS ARE CAUSING THE STRAPS TO FAIL.
Safety consequence
WHEN THE STRAPS FAIL, THE MUFFLER CAN DROP TO THE GROUND.
Manufacturer remedy
CATERPILLAR WILL NOTIFY ITS CUSTOMERS TO TAKE THEIR VEHICLE TO A CATERPILLER ENGINE REPAIR FACILITY TO HAVE THE CONVERTER MUFFLER STRAPS REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN OCTOBER 29, 2004. 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 CATERPILLER AT 309-675-6496.
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 04E054000
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.