NHTSA campaign 99E021000 · Equipment recall

CATERPILLAR, INC. Recall 99E-021: CATERPILLAR/DIESEL ENGINE

Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation

NHTSA recall 99E021000 is an equipment recall reported by CATERPILLAR, INC. on June 23, 1999, with 33,700 units potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Caterpillar 3116 for model years 1996–1998. Owners were notified on August 9, 1999, per NHTSA.

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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: 99E021000 (also written 99E-021 or 99E021)
Filed by: CATERPILLAR, INC.
Report received: June 23, 1999
Potentially affected: 33,700 units (per NHTSA)
Component: Engine and Engine Cooling — Engine — Diesel
Owners notified: August 9, 1999
Recall type: Equipment recall

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 99E021000. 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
- 1996, 1997, 1998

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 99E021000.

Defect description

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.

Safety consequence

IF NOT IDENTIFIED AND CORRECTED, ENGINE SPEED CONTROL COULD BE LOST DUE TO RIVET DISENGAGEMENT.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE CONTROL ASSEMBLY AND REPLACED IF NECESSARY.

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).

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 99E021000

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.