NHTSA recall 12E026000 · Equipment
Engine and engine cooling › Engine › Other fuel types › Turbo/supercharger
Reported Jul 11, 2012661 vehicles affectedDEERE & COMPANY
The defect
Deere & company IS recalling certain john deere 8.1 liter compressed natural gas engines, model number 6081hfn04, manufactured from june 2002 through january 2008. failures can occur within the engine turbocharger. the turbine or compressor wheel may fail, resulting in subsequent damage to the engine and/or an oil leak.
The risk
Failure of the turbine or compressor wheel may result in smoke, fire and stalling.
The remedy
The remedy for this recall IS expected to become available in march 2013. notification to vehicle manufacturers began on september 5, 2012.