John Deere recall: Engine and engine cooling
What is wrong
Deere & company is recalling certain john deere 8.1 liter compressed natural gas engines, model number 6081hfn04, manufactured from june 2002 through january 2008. Failures can occur within the engine turbocharger. The turbine or compressor wheel may fail, resulting in subsequent damage to the engine and/or an oil leak.
What could happen
Failure of the turbine or compressor wheel may result in smoke, fire and stalling.
The fix
The remedy for this recall is expected to become available in march 2013. Notification to vehicle manufacturers began on september 5, 2012.
Vehicles covered
- John Deere 8.1 Liter Engin 6081Hfn04
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 12E026000
- Type
- Equipment
- Filed by
- Deere & Company
- Reported to NHTSA
- Jul 11, 2012
- Owners notified
- Oct 16, 2013
- Vehicles or items affected
- 661
- Started by
- NHTSA investigation
- Built
- –
- Part
- Engine and engine cooling › Engine › Other fuel types › Turbo/supercharger
Notes
John deereâs campaign number is 12rg325.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.
To check one car, enter its 17-character VIN on the official NHTSA page: a recall may cover only some vehicles of a model year.
Recall data: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Nebula is not affiliated with or endorsed by NHTSA.