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This is a historical safety record. The campaign may no longer be active.

NHTSA : 11E006000🔴 ⚠️ High severity

Campaign Details

Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

Defect Description

CATERPILLAR IS RECALLING CERTAIN C15 DIESEL ENGINES MANUFACTURED FROM APRIL 24, 2006, THROUGH MARCH 27, 2009, SOLD AND INSTALLED AS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT FOR VARIOUS HEAVY TRUCKS. DEGRADATION OF A COMBUSTION TUBE WELD CAN RESULT RADIAL HEAT IMPINGEMENT ON THE BODY WHICH MAY BURN THROUGH CERTAIN BODIES USED ON C15 ENGINES.

Consequence / Hazard

THIS COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.

Proposed Solution

CATERPILLAR WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPAIR THE VEHICLES FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 4, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CATERPILLAR TOLL-FREE AT 1-800-447-4986.

No hay campañas recientes para este modelo.

🚗 Affected Vehicles1

All the models below were recalled for this exact same problem.