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NHTSA recall 99E021000 · Equipment

Engine and engine cooling › Engine › Diesel

Caterpillar 3116

Reported Jun 23, 199933,700 vehicles affectedCATERPILLAR, INC.Built Apr 1, 1996 – Mar 31, 1998

The defect

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.

The risk

If not identified and corrected, engine speed control could be lost due to rivet disengagement.

The remedy

Dealers will inspect the control assembly and replaced if necessary.

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Vehicles in this recall

Caterpillar 3116
199619971998

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).