NHTSA recall campaign
90E024000
ManufacturerCATERPILLAR TRACTOR CO.Reported1990-08-01Affected11,000 vehicles
What was wrong
Defect
INCORRECT TORQUE ON THE GOVERNOR INPUT ASSEMBLY COULD CAUSE IT TO LOOSEN AND BACK OUT, INTERFERING WITH THE GOVERNOR HOUSING OPERATION. ALSO THE TORSION SPRING ON THE ACCELERATOR INPUT WAS INSTALLED INCORRECTLY AND COULD DISLODGE, PREVENTING THE GOVERNOR AND ACCELERATOR FROM PROPERLY CONTROLLING THE ENGINE SPEED.
Risk
WITHOUT GOVERNOR OPERATION, THE DRIVER COULD OVERSPEED THE ENGINE, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE SPEED.
Manufacturer remedy
ASSURE PROPER ASSEMBLY AND TORQUE ON 8C8580 BOLT, AND PROPER INSTALLATION OF 7W9526 TORSION SPRING.
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