9999 CATERPILLAR C15

0 recalls — 1 complaints

No recalls found for this vehicle.

Complaint Statistics

1 total complaints 1 fires

Top Reported Components

ComponentComplaints
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL1
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL Mar 3, 2012
Incident date: Oct 7, 2011
I PURCHASED A TU FLO 550 MANUFACTURED BY BENDIX COMMERCIAL ON 10/4/11. I INSTALLED IT THE SAME DAY. I ROAD TESTED MY VEHICLE FOR ABOUT 50 MILES AND EVERYTHING APPEARED TO OPERATE NORMALLY. ON 10/7/11 I PROCEEDED TO TAKE A TRIP TO CLEVELEND, OH. ABOUT 250 MILES INTO MY TRIP MY VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE, RE... Read more
Fire

NHTSA Safety Investigations — CATERPILLAR C15

Investigations opened by NHTSA into potential safety defects. These are separate from recalls and may or may not result in a recall.

EQ09008 Opened: Sep 10, 2009 — Closed: Nov 24, 2009
EQ — Closed
VVA LINE WEAR AND OIL LEAKS
THE PURPOSE OF THIS INVESTIGATION WAS TO REQUEST EACH VEHICLE MANUFACTURER IDENTIFY THOSE VEHICLE PRODUCTS ON WHICH IT USED THE DEFECTIVE CATERPILLAR C15 ENGINES AND TO REQUEST A DEFECT DETERMINATION BE MADE AS TO ITS VEHICLES, AS WELL AS SUBMISSION OF A DEFECT INFORMATION REPORT, OR AN EXPLANATION ... Read more
PE05049 Opened: Sep 9, 2005 — Closed: Dec 16, 2005
PE — Closed — Model Year: 2004
ENGINE FIRES
THE OPENING OF THIS INVESTIGATION WAS BASED ON TWO ISSUES, THE FIRSTBEING A PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (PIP) RELEASED BY CATERPILLAR (PI30821) RELATING TO AN OIL LINE LEAK ON CERTAIN C15 ENGINES THAT CAN OCCUR AT THE RIGHT REAR TURBO-CHARGER SIDE OF THE ENGINE.THIS PIP INCLUDES A LETTER SENT TO OWN... Read more

CATERPILLAR C15 — All Years Overview

Complete safety history for the CATERPILLAR C15 across all model years (2004–2005).

9 Total Recalls
1 Total Complaints
2 Investigations
0 Reported Crashes
1 Reported Fires
0 Reported Deaths

CATERPILLAR C15 — Year by Year

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Year Recalls Complaints
2005 1 0 View
2004 1 0 View

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