PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FOR INSPECTING AND POSSIBLY REMOVING CERTAIN 419-9162 AND 419-9172 PRIMARY AIR FILTER ELEMENTS FROM DEALER PARTS STOCK Caterpillar


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PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FOR INSPECTING AND POSSIBLY REMOVING CERTAIN 419-9162 AND 419-9172 PRIMARY AIR FILTER ELEMENTS FROM DEALER PARTS STOCK [UEBE0588]
SERVICE EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES
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PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FOR INSPECTING AND POSSIBLY REMOVING CERTAIN 419-9162 AND 419-9172 PRIMARY AIR FILTER ELEMENTS FROM DEALER PARTS STOCK
UEBE0588-01

09Apr2020
(Revised 19May2020)


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PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FOR INSPECTING AND POSSIBLY REMOVING CERTAIN 419-9162 AND 419-9172 PRIMARY AIR FILTER ELEMENTS FROM DEALER PARTS STOCK

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NOTE:

AVSpare’s obligations under this Service Letter are subject to, and shall not apply in contravention of, the laws, rules, regulations, directives, ordinances, orders, or statutes of the United States, or of any other applicable jurisdiction, without recourse or liability with respect to AVSpare.

NOTE:

When submitting claim for Parts Stock Action, Use the appropriate 99Z as the s/n, the appropriate Service Letter Program Number as the Part number in the Part Causing Failure field, "7751" as the Group Number, "56" as the Description Code.

NOTE:

The information supplied in this service letter may not be valid after the termination date of this program. Do not perform the work outlined in this Service Letter after the termination date without first contacting your AVSpare product analyst.

 
NOTE:

This Revised Service Letter replaces the 09Apr2020 Service Letter. Changes have been made to the Action Required.


TERMINATION DATE

31Jul2020

PROBLEM

Certain 419-9162 and 419-9172 Primary Air Filter Elements were manufactured incorrectly without enough urethane at the top of the filter element. Refer to Image1. If these elements are used it can allow dust to bypass the air filter element and be ingested into the engine causing premature wear and/or engine damage.

ACTION REQUIRED

Inspect all 419-9162 and 419-9172 Primary Air Filter Elements in dealer parts stock.

Measure the thickness of the urethane top seal at four places as shown in Image2. Also, measure any places where the urethane looks like the urethane top seal may be less than 12mm.

If any of the measurements are below 12mm, then remove the element from dealer parts stock.

If all measurements are 12mm or more Image3, then mark the element packaging as inspected per this program and place the element back into dealer parts stock.

Element packaging that has a green or a blue dot by the part number label as shown in Image4 has already been inspected and is acceptable to use without inspecting.

Element packaging that has "United States" and has a date code of April 2, 2020, or later by the part number label as shown in Image5 has already been inspected and is acceptable to use without inspecting.

Element packaging that has "Australia" and has a date code of April 21, 2020, or later by the part number label as shown in Image6 has already been inspected and are acceptable to use without inspecting.
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SERVICE CLAIM ALLOWANCES

Submit one claim for all parts removed from dealer parts stock.

PARTS DISPOSITION

Handle the parts in accordance with your Warranty Bulletin on warranty parts handling.
 

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