NHTSA recall 92E005000 · Equipment
Engine and engine cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Caterpillar 3306B and 1 more
Reported Feb 12, 199216,000 vehicles affectedCATERPILLAR TRACTOR CO.Built Oct 1, 1987 – Oct 1, 1990
The defect
The governor servo pin on the engine can come out while the engine IS operating due to lack of an adequate press fit and/or inadequate staking at the end of the pin bore.
The risk
If the governor servo pin comes out while the engine isbeing operated, the fuel rate will not change and the truck will continue at theoperating speed even though the throttle pressure IS decreased.
The remedy
Rework the governors on the engines to prevent the loss of servo pins.