| Defect Summary: | EQUIPMENT DESCRIPTION: ELECTRONICALLY UNIT INJECTED DIESEL ENGINES USED IN COMBINATION WITH EATON 10 AND 18 SPEED AUTOSHIFT TRANSMISSIONS. THE ENGINES CAN STALL BECAUSE OF SOFTWARE PROBLEMS. |
| Consequence Summary: | INCREASED STEERING EFFORT CAN OCCUR. |
| Corrective Summary: | DEALERS WILL UPDATE THESE ENGINES WITH SOFTWARE CHANGES. |
| Manufacturer of Recalled Product: | CATERPILLAR INC. |
| Begin Date of Manufacturing: | 19990630 |
| End Date of Manufacturing: | |
| Vehicle, Equipment or Tire Report: | E |
| Potenial Number of Units Affected: | 1362 |
| Date Owner Notified by Manufacturer: | 19990917 |
| Recall Initiator: | MFR |
| Manufacturer that Filed Report: | CATERPILLAR, INC. |
| Report Received Date: | 19990729 |
| Record Creation Date: | 19990729 |
| Regulation Part Number: | |
| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: | |
| Caroops Record ID: | 23637 |