2002 PETERBILT 320 Recall

Campaign:

02V318001 on 12/01/2002

Component:

Fuel system, gasoline:delivery:fuel pump

Manufactured:

08/14/2002 - 10/14/2002

Affected:

16

Defect:

On certain trucks equipped with caterpillar 3126e hydraulically controlled electronically actuated unit injected diesel engines with high efficiency pumps (hep8). the pump components may experience a high pressure seal failure which can result in a short period of rough running and subsequent engine stall due to a loss of injection actuation pressure.

Consequence:

Once engine stall occurs, the engine cannot be restarted, increasing the risk of a crash.

Correction:

Caterpillar is conducting the owner notification and remedy for this campaign. dealers will inspect the pump serial numbers and replace the pump if necessary. 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 1-800-447-4986, or kenworth at 425-828-5440, or peterbilt at 940-591-4201.

Notes:

Kenworth recall no. 02kw5/peterbilt recall no. 1102c).also, customers can contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).

2002 PETERBILT 320 TSB

Bulletin:

15-16

Component:

063000 engine and engine cooling:exhaust system

Summary:

Fix-as-fail: repair for horizontal exhaust diffuser configurations with broken brackets or cracked diffuser.

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