Manufacturer profile

Caterpillar

Caterpillar has filed 2 recall campaigns with NHTSA since 2017, covering 10 vehicles or units by the manufacturer's own estimates.

Campaigns filed in 2026 to date0No campaigns in 2025
Vehicles affected02026 to date
Campaigns on file22017 to 2019
Do-not-drive or park-outside0Campaigns with an advisory

Filed under the name "Caterpillar Inc.".

Campaigns per year

Caterpillar has averaged 0 campaigns a year since 2021, below its 2017 peak of 1

Caterpillar recall campaigns by report date, 2017 to 2026. 2026 runs through October.

00.250.50.75120171201820192020202120222023202420252026
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file. The lighter column is a partial year.
Components

Other or unknown components are Caterpillar's most recalled component since 2017

Caterpillar campaigns by primary component, 2017 to 2026.

Other or unknown
1
Steering
1
Source: NHTSA ODI. Each campaign counted once.
Remedy type

Software remedies against the industry

Share of campaigns remedied by a software update, Caterpillar against all manufacturers, by year.

CaterpillarAll manufacturers
010%20%30%201720192021202320260%18%
Source: NHTSA ODI remedy descriptions, classified by rule (see Methodology).
Model years covered

Model year 2016 is covered by the most Caterpillar campaigns, 2

Caterpillar campaigns covering each model year, last fifteen model years. A campaign counts once for each year it covers.

00.511.52201520162201720182019
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.
Latest campaigns

The latest Caterpillar filings

The ten most recent campaigns, by report date.

Latest Caterpillar campaigns
CampaignFiledSubjectComponentVehiclesRemedy
19V-462Jun 14, 2019Boom cradle includes a support plate that may block the driver's visibilityOther or unknown6Repair or modification
17V-641Oct 11, 2017Castellated nut on the steer axles may not be properly torqued, allowing the tie rod to loosenSteering4Part replacement
Source: NHTSA ODI.
Largest campaigns

Caterpillar's five largest campaigns on file

Vehicles or units affected, millions, any year.

  1. 2019 Boom cradle includes a support plate that…0.00M
  2. 2017 Castellated nut on the steer axles may not…0.00M
Source: NHTSA ODI.