NHTSA recall campaign
02E058000
What was wrong
Defect
MODEL NO.: 3126E HYDRAULICALLY CONTROLLED ELECTRONICALLY ACTUATED UNIT INJECTED DIESEL EINGINES WITH HIGH EFFICIENCY PUMPS (HEP8) PRODUCED BY CATERPILLAR BETWEEN JUNE AND SEPTEMBER 2002 FOR USE ON MEDIUM DUTY ON-HIGHWAY ENGINES. 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.
Risk
ONCE ENGINE STALL OCCURS THE ENGINE CANNOT BE RESTARTED, WHICH MAY RESULT IN A SITUATION WHERE A VEHICLE CRASH COULD OCCUR.
Manufacturer remedy
OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN DECEMBER 23, 2002. 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.
To check whether your specific VIN is covered and to find a participating dealer, look this campaign up on NHTSA.gov →
Affected vehicles
1 entryCaterpillar
- 31161996