Certain Air Dryers Should be Removed From Dealer Inventory Caterpillar

Certain Air Dryers Should be Removed From Dealer Inventory

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Certain Air Dryers Should be Removed From Dealer Inventory

CONFIDENTIAL TIBU2653-00

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TECHNICAL INFORMATION BULLETIN	December 18, 2002
	All Caterpillar Products
Component Code(s)	4285

SUBJECT:

Certain Air Dryers Should be Removed From Dealer Inventory

PROBLEM:

The supplier of these air dryers is investigating possible problems with the housings on these Air Dryers:

9V-9118

It is recommended at this time that all Dealer inventories of these air dryers be checked for the date codes listed below. If one is found, remove it from inventory until further notice. Further information will follow.

If one has been installed on a machine, leave it on the machine. Further information will follow.

SOLUTION:

For those air dryers, with the date code listed below, already installed on vehicles, further information will follow.

View of date code tag (1) on the bottom of the assembly.

Date Code Tag
Part Number Code
Date Code

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Code (2)	Part Number
288595	2G-2159
289008	184-1614
102351	6G-9970
102595	8V-0769

If any of the following date codes appear, hold on to that component for further information. Pay particular attention to the 2^nd, 5^th and 6^th characters.

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Code (3)

XLXX01X

XMXX01X

XAXX02X

XBXX02X

XCXX02X

XDXX02X

XEXX02X

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