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New Flyer Industries Ltd on certain transit buses equipped with caterpillar C9 diesel engines, the injector O-RING failures can result in oil being discharged through the valve cover.

NHTSA campaign 06V-296 · Reported January 8, 2006 · thousands of vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
New Flyer Industries Ltd
VEHICLES AFFECTED
thousands of
REMEDY
CATERPILLAR IS CONDUCTING THIS RECALL (PLEASE SEE 06E046) AND WILL REPAIR THE ENGINES FREE OF CHARGE.
COST
Free

The short version

NEW FLYER INDUSTRIES LTD reported a problem with the engine diesel. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

ON CERTAIN TRANSIT BUSES EQUIPPED WITH CATERPILLAR C9 DIESEL ENGINES, THE INJECTOR O-RING FAILURES CAN RESULT IN OIL BEING DISCHARGED THROUGH THE VALVE COVER.

WHY IT MATTERS

A FIRE CAN OCCUR.

WHAT TO DO

CATERPILLAR IS CONDUCTING THIS RECALL (PLEASE SEE 06E046) AND WILL REPAIR THE ENGINES FREE OF CHARGE.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 06V-296.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
—See NHTSA record 06V-296

What changed

Newest first. The record shows both when the recall began and what has changed since.

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA. LATEST

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