1998 CATERPILLAR 3406E Recall

Campaign:

99E023000 on 07/28/1999

Component:

Electrical system:ignition:module

Affected:

1,362

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.

Consequence:

Increased steering effort can occur.

Correction:

Dealers will update these engines with software changes.

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).

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