CATERPILLAR IS RECALLING 147,777 C15 6-CYLINDER, 15L TURBOCHARGED, AIR-TO-AIR AFTER COOLED DIESEL ENGINES OF 435-625 HORSEPOWER WITH SERIAL NO. PREFIXES BSX, MXS, NXS, TRB, KRA, AND JEP. THE VARIABLE VALVE ACTUATION (VVA) OIL LINE MAY WEAR AGAINST THE P-CLIPS RETAINING THE OIL LINE, CAUSING AN OIL LEAK.
AN OIL LEAK COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.
EACH VEHICLE MANUFACTURER WILL FILE A DEFECT REPORT AND REMEDY PLAN FOR THEIR VEHICLES WHICH INCLUDED THESE ENGINES AS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. VEHICLES WILL BE REPAIRED BY CATERPILLAR AT NO COST TO THE OWNER. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 5, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT EITHER THEIR VEHICLE MANUFACTURER OR CATERPILLAR TOLL-FREE AT 1-800-447-4986.
OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .