| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
90E024000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
CATERPILLAR |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: |
3116 |
| Model Year: |
1989 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: |
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| Manufacturer Component Description: |
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: |
CATERPILLAR TRACTOR CO. |
| Manufacturered: |
19880401 - 19900701 |
| Type of Report: |
E (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: |
11000 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: |
19910412 |
| Recall Initiated By: |
19910412 |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: |
CATERPILLAR INC. |
| Report Received Date: |
19900801 |
| Record Creation Date: |
19901001 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
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| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
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| Defect Summary: |
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. |
| Consequence Summary: |
WITHOUT GOVERNOR OPERATION, THE DRIVER COULD OVERSPEED THE ENGINE, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE SPEED. |
| Corrective Summary: |
ASSURE PROPER ASSEMBLY AND TORQUE ON 8C8580 BOLT, AND PROPER INSTALLATION OF 7W9526 TORSION SPRING. |
