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NHTSA recall 99E023000 · Equipment

Electrical system › Ignition › Module

Caterpillar 3406E and 2 more

Reported Jul 29, 19991,362 vehicles affectedCATERPILLAR, INC.

The defect

Equipment description: electronically unit injected diesel engines used in combination with eaton 10 and 18 speed autoshift transmissions. the engines can stall because of software problems.

The risk

Increased steering effort can occur.

The remedy

Dealers will update these engines with software changes.

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Vehicles in this recall

Caterpillar 3406E
19981999
Caterpillar C10
19981999
Caterpillar C12
19981999

Notes

Owner notification began september 17, 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).