NHTSA recall campaign

83E020000

ManufacturerCATERPILLAR TRACTOR CO.Reported1983-11-23Affected112 vehicles

What was wrong

Defect

SHIELD OVER THE GOVERNOR FLYWEIGHTS MAY DETATCH FROM CARRIER AND INTERFERE WITH MOVEMENT OF THE WEIGHTS AND GOVERNOR LINKAGE. THE VEHICLE OPERATOR MAY NOT BE ABLE TO SHIFT INTO GEAR SELECTED OR TO PREVENT ENGINE OVER-SPEED.

Manufacturer remedy

SHIELDS FOUND TO BE CRACKED WILL BE REPLACED AND STAKED AT FOUR POINTS. OTHERS WILL BE STAKED AT TWO ADDITIONAL POINTS, MAKING A TOTAL OF FOUR.

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Affected vehicles

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NHTSA did not enumerate affected vehicles for this campaign.