- Vehicles
- 5,508
- Built between
- Aug 2005 – Dec 2007
- Models
- 4
- Recall type
- Equipment
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 19 December 2008
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between August 2005 and December 2007. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- Caterpillar C13Built August 2005 to February 2007
- Caterpillar C15Built August 2005 to February 2007
- Caterpillar C7Built August 2005 to December 2007
- Caterpillar C9Built August 2005 to December 2007
What the defect is
The diesel particulate filter (DPF) attachment bracket on 235 C7, C9, C13 and C15 engines may fail allowing the DPF to separate from the chassis and become a road hazard. The engines involved are the C7, C9, C13 and C15 turbocharged and air-to-air aftercooled engines of 335 through 625 horsepower.
What could happen
A vehicle crash could occur if another vehicle strikes the DPF on the roadway.
What gets fixed
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 RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 19, 2008.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtAugust 2005 to December 2007
- Recall reported to NHTSA1 July 2008
- Owners notified19 December 2008
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 1 July 2008.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Manufacturer contact
Owners can contact either their vehicle manufacturer or caterpillar toll-free at 1-800-447-4986.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- CATERPILLAR INC.
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional notes
Customers may contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty: 1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www.safercar.gov.
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.