9999 CATERPILLAR C15 Recalls (6)

Campaign:
07E091000 on 11/01/2007
Component:
Engine and engine cooling:engine:diesel
Affected:
964
Defect:
Certain caterpillar c13 and c15 diesel engines installed as original equipment in certain peterbilt heavy trucks and monaco recreational vehicles. the fitting on certain fuel lines to the aftertreatment regeneration device (ard) may crack and leak fuel.
Consequence:
Fuel leak, in the presence of an ignition source, can result in a fire.
Correction:
Each vehicle manufacturer will file a defect report and remedy plan for their vehicles which included these engines as original equipment. vehicles will be repaired at no cost to the owner. the recall is expected to begin during november 2007. owners can contact either their vehicle manufacturer or caterpillar toll-free at 1-800-447-4986.
Notes:
Customers may contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty: 1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www.safercar.gov.
Campaign:
07E100000 on 11/28/2007
Component:
Engine and engine cooling:engine:diesel
Affected:
307
Defect:
Certain caterpillar c15 diesel engines sold for installation as original equipment in certain 2008 freightliner columbia and century st vehicles. the extension pipes attached to the aftertreatment regeneration device (ard) may develop a crack or hole and heat and flame may escape during a regeneration of the diesel particulate filter.
Consequence:
A vehicle fire can occur.
Correction:
Caterpillar will notify freightliner's owners and repair the engines free of charge. the recall began on november 29, 2007. owners can contact caterpillar toll-free at 800-447-4986.
Notes:
Customers may contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty: 1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www.safercar.gov.
Campaign:
08E041000 on 06/30/2008
Component:
Engine and engine cooling:engine:diesel
Manufactured:
07/31/2005 - 02/11/2007
Affected:
5,508
Defect:
The diesel particulate filter (dpf) attachment bracket on 235 c7, c9, c13 and c15 engines may fail allowing the dpf to separate from the chassis and become a road hazard. the engines involved are the c7, c9, c13 and c15 turbocharged and air-to-air aftercooled engines of 335 through 625 horsepower.
Consequence:
A vehicle crash could occur if another vehicle strikes the dpf on the roadway.
Correction:
Each vehicle manufacturer will file a defect report and remedy plan for their vehicles which included these engines as original equipment. vehicles will be repaired by caterpillar at no cost to the owner. the recall began on december 19, 2008. owners can contact either their vehicle manufacturer or caterpillar toll-free at 1-800-447-4986.
Notes:
Customers may contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty: 1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www.safercar.gov.
Campaign:
08E069000 on 12/11/2008
Component:
Engine and engine cooling:engine:diesel
Affected:
1,512
Defect:
Caterpillar is recalling 1,512 c15 6-cylinder, 15l turbocharged, air-to-air after cooled diesel engines of 472-585 horsepower. the aftertreatment regeneration device (ard) may develop a hole and heat and flame may escape during a regeneration of the diesel particular filter.
Consequence:
This condition could result in a fire.
Correction:
Each vehicle manufacturer will file a defect report and remedy plan for their vehicles which included these engines as original equipment. vehicles will be repaired by caterpillar at no cost to the owner. the recall began on january 30, 2009. owners can contact either their vehicle manufacturer or caterpillar toll-free at 1-800-447-4986.
Notes:
Customers may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to <a href=http://www.safercar.gov>http://www.safercar.gov</a> .
Campaign:
09E020000 on 04/27/2009
Component:
Engine and engine cooling
Manufactured:
03/31/2003 - 04/20/2009
Affected:
147,777
Defect:
Caterpillar is recalling 147,777 c15 6-cylinder, 15l turbocharged, air-to-air after cooled diesel engines of 435-625 horsepower with serial no. prefixes bsx, mxs, nxs, trb, kra, and jep. the variable valve actuation (vva) oil line may wear against the p-clips retaining the oil line, causing an oil leak.
Consequence:
An oil leak could result in a fire.
Correction:
Each vehicle manufacturer will file a defect report and remedy plan for their vehicles which included these engines as original equipment. vehicles will be repaired by caterpillar at no cost to the owner. the safety recall began on may 5, 2009. owners may contact either their vehicle manufacturer or caterpillar toll-free at 1-800-447-4986.
Notes:
Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to <a href=http://www.safercar.gov>http://www.safercar.gov</a> .
Campaign:
11E006000 on 02/23/2011
Component:
Engine and engine cooling
Affected:
6,176
Defect:
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:
This could result in a fire.
Correction:
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.
Notes:
Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to <a href=http://www.safercar.gov>http://www.safercar.gov</a> .

9999 CATERPILLAR C15 TSBs (31)

Bulletin:
PS-42852
Component:
061200 engine and engine cooling:engine:diesel
Summary:
Caterpillar engine: existing components on the regeneration system can fail causing the system to not regenerate properly. model and model years unknown. *pe
Bulletin:
TIB-U- 5301-01
Component:
061200 engine and engine cooling:engine:diesel
Summary:
Caterpillar:oil emulsion: a thick mixture of engine oil and crankcase moisture that adheres to internal engine surfaces. model and model years unknown. *pe
Bulletin:
TSB-U-5580-00
Component:
061000 engine and engine cooling:engine
Summary:
Caterpillar engine: nozzle heater assembly does not seat properly. model 108b, 108e and 108m. model years unknown. *pe
Bulletin:
SL-PS-51637
Component:
061000 engine and engine cooling:engine
Summary:
Caterpillar: product support program for updating the caterpillar regeneration system on certain c13 and c15 on highway truck engines. model and model years unknown. *pe
Bulletin:
SL-PI-31649
Component:
061000 engine and engine cooling:engine
Summary:
Caterpillar: product improvement program for replacing the aftertreatment regeneration device (ard) combustion body on c15 on highway truck engines installed in certain international chassis. model and model years unknown.
Bulletin:
SL-PS-42865
Component:
060000 engine and engine cooling
Summary:
Caterpillar: product support program for rerouting the shunt line on certain c13 and c15 on highway truck engines. model and model years unknown. *pe
Bulletin:
SL-PI-31624
Component:
061000 engine and engine cooling:engine
Summary:
Caterpillar: product improvement program for replacing the after treatment regeneration device (ard) exhaust extension pipe on c15 on highway truck engines installed in certain sterling and international chassis. model and model years unkno
Bulletin:
TIB-5690-00
Component:
061000 engine and engine cooling:engine
Summary:
Caterpillar: procedure for repairing oil leak at spacer plate. oil may leak from engine at the left rear corner or the right rear corner of cylinder block around spacer plate. the spacer plate is located between the cylinder head and the en
Bulletin:
SB-SMCS-5502
Component:
061200 engine and engine cooling:engine:diesel
Summary:
Caterpillar: new improved air lines for air compressors. new air compressors groups are used for all engines. the changes include steel braided hose and new fittings that will add improved life and reliability to the parts. model engine
Bulletin:
PS-43190
Component:
061000 engine and engine cooling:engine
Summary:
Caterpillar: product support program for updating the engine software on certain c13 and c15 on highway truck engines. engine existing software limits the regeneration system function. needs to be updated. *pe
Bulletin:
TIB-6146
Component:
080000 fuel system, diesel
Summary:
Caterpillar: there is thread damage to the temperature sensor and diesel filter ports. *rm
Bulletin:
CLIB-0007
Component:
101000 power train:clutch assembly
Summary:
Caterpillar: inspection requirements before installing a clutch. *rm
Bulletin:
TIBU-6186-00
Component:
061120 engine and engine cooling:engine:gasoline:turbo-charger
Summary:
Caterpillar: there is a failure of the turbocharger on certain c13 and c15 on highway engines due to the removal of the threaded pin. *rm updated 3/30/12. *pe
Bulletin:
REBE-7543
Component:
061000 engine and engine cooling:engine
Summary:
Caterpillar: on certain highway engines the existing valve stems may become worn and cause high crankcase pressure fault when it allows blowby past the valve stem seal. *pe
Bulletin:
REBE-8346-00
Component:
060000 engine (pws)
Summary:
Caterpillar: information provided regarding new software update to improve system regeneration on certain c13 and c15 on highway engines. *pe updated 3/21/13. *pe
Bulletin:
SEB-6869
Component:
063000 engine and engine cooling:exhaust system
Summary:
Caterpillar: on some truck engines, to prevent exhaust gas leakage and exhaust leakage, new shields and seals, of slip joint, are available. model c11, c13, c15. no model years listed. *pe
Bulletin:
SEBD-6870
Component:
060000 engine (pws)
Summary:
Caterpillar: the policy of re-using turbocharger turbine housings, with cracks, in volute of housing, has been re-announced and special instruction for installation of remanufactured turbochargers. models c-12, c-13, c-15, c-16. no mode
Bulletin:
REBE-8616
Component:
060000 engine (pws)
Summary:
Caterpillar: on certain c13 and c15 on highway engines, the old software allow system regenerations to occur frequently than needed or not able to complete regeneration due to flame temperature. improvements for system regeneration for new
Bulletin:
SEBD-6881
Component:
060000 engine (pws)
Summary:
Caterpillar(cat): information being provided regarding the accessories and new turbo chargers, replacement and overhaul of variable valve actuator assembly on certain high horsepower truck engines and on highway truck engines. models c11,
Bulletin:
REHS-1572-02
Component:
061200 engine and engine cooling:engine:diesel
Summary:
Caterpillar: information provided regarding the criteria of replacing the camshaft in 3406e, c15, c-15 and c-16 engines. *pe
Bulletin:
TIBU-7432-01
Component:
073200 fuel system, gasoline:fuel injection system:injectors
Summary:
Caterpillar: low engine power or injector misfire causing unplanned downtime and to prevent the failure of injector harness on certain engines, replacement components are available. *pe
Bulletin:
M007985700
Component:
042100 service brakes, air:supply:compressor
Summary:
Reports of excessive oil passing into the truck air system after the installation of some remanufactured compressors part numbers 20r-5604 air compressor and 20r-5605 air compressor. verify that all inlet and outlet lines are not restricted
Bulletin:
M008039000
Component:
110000 electrical system
Summary:
Primary speed sensor 279-9828 speed sensor gp shorted, open circuit, or pins broken. sensor returned have been no fault found. more details for claim stories are being requested to support investigation.
Bulletin:
CPI337442
Component:
042100 service brakes, air:supply:compressor
Summary:
A relatively high warranty to sales ratio has been noted for certain reman air compressors. if a failure of one of these compressors is found, it is requested that a dsn service request be entered to go to reman. it would be helpful to also
Bulletin:
CPI376161
Component:
355100 equipment:other:labels
Summary:
Some reman cat cleaned dpfs have only 10 digits in the serial number which doesn't allow entry of the dpf serial number into caterpillar electronic technician (et) to record a dpf change. reman cat cleaned dpfs are missing the first 4 digi
Bulletin:
CPI340804
Component:
060000 engine (pws)
Summary:
Product link diagnostic error codes - high temp events, voltage above normal, and voltage below normal failures can cause customer downtime & warranty pain due to temperature sensor failures for t3, t4f and t4i machines. solutions have been
Bulletin:
M008664700
Component:
060000 engine and engine cooling
Summary:
An improved milling process results in a better cylinder block surface deck finish on c15 and c18 machine engines. the improved cylinder deck surface helps prevent problems with blown head gaskets, coolant leaks, and liner seat erosion.
Bulletin:
TEBE796700
Component:
350000 equipment
Summary:
Certain 10r5645, 10r5647, 10r5648, 10r5649, and 20r1834 reman ecu's were assembled with incorrect parts causing calibration failures and/or issues with not retaining parameters. this is the field corrective action associated with cpi425524.
Bulletin:
CPI425524
Component:
060000 engine (pws)
Summary:
Certain 10r5645, 10r5647, 10r5648, 10r5649, and 20r1834 reman ecu's were assembled with incorrect parts causing calibration failures and/or issues with not retaining parameters which contributes to failures of calibration not completed, ecm
Bulletin:
CPI425598
Component:
070000 fuel system, gasoline
Summary:
The reman fuel filter 1r-0749 is leaking at the top plate. this usually occurs when the filter is new. these leaks are small leaks.
Bulletin:
M0097173-00
Component:
092300 fuel system, other:fuel filter
Summary:
In certain cases the 1r-0749 fuel filter can develop a small leak at the top plate. in most cases if these filters develop a leak the leak will be small and will show shortly after installation.

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