PRODUCT SUPPORT PROGRAM FOR REPLACING PL240 TO THE PL243 4G CELLULAR RADIO ON CERTAIN CATERPILLAR PRODUCTS Caterpillar


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PRODUCT SUPPORT PROGRAM FOR REPLACING PL240 TO THE PL243 4G CELLULAR RADIO ON CERTAIN CATERPILLAR PRODUCTS [UEBE0707]
ELECTRICAL AND STARTING SYSTEM
ELECTRONICS GP-MACHINE
PRODUCT SUPPORT PROGRAM FOR REPLACING PL240 TO THE PL243 4G CELLULAR RADIO ON CERTAIN CATERPILLAR PRODUCTS
UEBE0707-01

01May2020
(Revised 28May2020)


O-257
U-275
A-224
D-261

 

Before/After

  
  

PRODUCT SUPPORT PROGRAM FOR REPLACING PL240 TO THE PL243 4G CELLULAR RADIO ON CERTAIN AVSpare PRODUCTS

7606 7610 7620
PS46692
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:

This Program must be administered either before or after failure. In either case the decision whether to apply the Program is made by the dealer. When reporting the repair, use "PS46692" as the Part Number and "7755" as the Group Number. If administered before failure, use "56" as the Warranty Claim Description Code and "T" as the SIMS Description code. If administered after failure, use "96" as the Warranty Claim Description Code, and "Z" as the SIMS 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 01May2020 Service Letter. Changes have been made to the Termination Date and Parts Needed.


TERMINATION DATE

31Dec2022

PROBLEM

Telematics Radios worldwide will phase out of 2G/3G communication that will occur over the next 3 years. Devices operating in the 2G and 3G range will no longer be supported over Cellular networks, resulting in assets not reporting in various user interfaces.

AFFECTED PRODUCT

Model Identification Number
242D3 HSX00355, 500-503, 505-506, 508-536, 538-544, 546-550, 552-553, 555-564, 566-567, 570-582, 584-588, 592-596, 599, 602, 604, 609, 613-614, 616, 619, 621-634, 636-648, 650-651, 654-657, 661, 663, 672-675, 677-678, 680, 682, 691-693, 695-696, 698-706, 708-710, 712, 715-717, 720-728, 730, 732-733, 735-737, 741, 748, 750, 753-759, 761-762, 768, 774

ME600505, 516-517, 537, 545, 548-549
246D BYF02706, 2744, 3313, 3323-3328, 3330, 3332-3333, 3337, 3343-3345, 3347, 3356-3357, 3359-3365, 3369, 3372-3375, 3378, 3380-3385, 3387-3390, 3392, 3395, 3413, 3415-3416, 3418, 3421, 3423-3425, 3428, 3430-3434, 3440-3447, 3449, 3454-3458, 3460-3462, 3466, 3477, 3480, 3483-3485, 3487-3488, 3490, 3492-3500, 3503-3505, 3511-3512, 3515-3516, 3518-3522, 3526-3528, 3535, 3541-3542, 3544, 3547-3548, 3550-3555, 3557, 3559, 3561-3563, 3568, 3571-3572, 3574, 3577, 3579-3581, 3592, 3603, 3606-3607, 3609, 3612-3613, 3619-3623, 3627-3628, 3630-3633, 3635-3636, 3640, 3644-3646, 3648, 3650-3653, 3658-3664, 3666-3676, 3679, 3681-3683, 3685, 3687, 3689-3690, 3692, 3694-3701, 3703-3704, 3707, 3709-3711, 3717, 3719-3721, 3729-3731, 3734-3736, 3740, 3746-3747, 3749-3750, 3757-3758, 3760, 3762-3766, 3768, 3771, 3781-3782, 3784, 3786, 3793, 3803-3804, 3806, 3808-3810, 3812-3815, 3818-3819, 3822, 3824-3826, 3830-3831, 3834, 3839, 3843-3845, 3847, 3849, 3853-3855, 3858-3860, 3863, 3867-3870, 3872, 3874-3875, 3877-3879, 3883, 3892-3893, 3895-3897, 3899, 3902, 3904-3907, 3910-3912, 3914, 3917, 3919-3922, 3924-3925, 3927, 3929, 3949, 3956-3957, 3959-3960, 3962, 3966, 3968-3978, 3984-3986, 3988-3989, 3991-3992, 3994-3998, 4001-4002, 4005, 4010, 4012, 4015, 4017-4018, 4020, 4022, 4026, 4028, 4034, 4039-4040, 4042-4044, 4046, 4048-4050, 4052, 4055, 4057-4059, 4064-4065, 4068, 4073, 4075-4077, 4079, 4086-4087, 4089, 4095-4097, 4099-4102, 4105-4106, 4108-4109, 4115, 4119-4121, 4125, 4127-4131, 4133-4137, 4139-4140, 4142-4144, 4146, 4150, 4152, 4154, 4159-4162, 4173, 4178, 4180-4181, 4183, 4185-4190, 4192, 4196-4199, 4201-4203, 4207-4208, 4212, 4216, 4218-4221, 4223-4225, 4231, 4242-4244, 4246, 4250-4251, 4255-4263, 4265, 4269, 4272, 4274, 4281-4287, 4290, 4292-4300, 4303-4305, 4307-4309, 4311, 4313-4319, 4327-4332, 4334-4340, 4342-4343, 4346-4350, 4353, 4360-4362, 4366-4367, 4370-4371, 4377, 4379-4381, 4387, 4389-4394, 4397-4400, 4402-4404, 4406, 4408-4412, 4414-4417, 4419, 4421-4427, 4429-4430, 4432, 4437-4438, 4440, 4442-4447, 4451-4455, 4459, 4462, 4465-4470, 4472-4474, 4476, 4479, 4484-4489, 4491, 4493-4498, 4502, 4508, 4512, 4517, 4519-4533, 4536-4545, 4552, 4556-4564, 4566-4567, 4570, 4575-4578, 4580, 4583-4588, 4590-4615, 4617-4621, 4627, 4629, 4631, 4633-4638, 4640-4642, 4644-4649, 4651, 4653, 4655-4667, 4670, 4672-4683, 4688, 4690-4698, 4700-4704, 4707-4708, 4711-4715, 4719-4721, 4723-4728, 4730-4732, 4738-4744, 4747-4756, 4758, 4760-4763, 4765, 4767-4771, 4773-4775, 4777-4778, 4787-4790, 4792-4793, 4796, 4798-4804, 4806, 4809-4813, 4817-4818, 4821-4822, 4826-4828, 4830-4832, 4834, 4837, 4845-4860, 4862-4865, 4867-4871, 4902, 4904-4905, 4907, 4912-4914, 4917-4918, 4921-4925, 4929, 4933-4934, 4936-4943, 4945-4946, 4951-4955, 4962-4967, 4970-4972, 4974-4975, 4977, 4981-4982, 4984-4985, 4989-4990, 4993, 4995-4997, 4999, 5001-5002, 5006, 5008, 5011-5015, 5017, 5028-5030, 5033-5037, 5039-5040, 5043, 5045, 5047-5055, 5057-5068, 5072-5074, 5076, 5078-5079, 5081-5085, 5088-5091, 5093, 5095-5099, 5102, 5104-5108, 5112-5117, 5119-5120, 5123-5130, 5132-5150, 5152-5156, 5158-5164, 5166, 5168-5169, 5172, 5174-5178, 5181-5188, 5190-5191, 5193-5194, 5196-5197, 5199, 5204-5205, 5207-5211, 5213-5218, 5220-5222, 5224-5227, 5229-5237, 5240-5244, 5246-5249, 5252-5253, 5255-5268, 5271-5276, 5278-5280, 5282, 5284-5292, 5294-5296, 5298-5303, 5305-5313, 5315-5317, 5320-5321, 5323-5328, 5332, 5334, 5337-5342, 5344-5346, 5348, 5351, 5358, 5361-5363, 5365-5366, 5368-5385, 5387

HMR02755, 2772

PN500126
246D3 GM600500-00510

KC600110, 500, 502, 504-505, 507-511, 513-514, 516, 518, 520, 523, 525-544, 547, 550-552, 554, 556-557, 559-561, 563, 565-586, 588-590, 592-593, 595, 602, 604-610, 612-614, 616, 621-623, 626, 629, 631-633, 635-654, 656-668, 670-671, 673-678, 680-686, 688, 690-712

PF600510
249D  GWR00125, 1351-1354, 1357, 1359-1363, 1370-1383, 1395, 1398-1399, 1401, 1405-1412, 1415, 1417-1420, 1423-1424, 1427-1430, 1432, 1434, 1436, 1438-1446, 1448-1451, 1455-1456, 1459-1460, 1464-1466, 1471-1472, 1474-1477, 1479-1481, 1484-1485, 1487-1488, 1490-1491, 1499-1500, 1502, 1504, 1507-1510, 1512, 1518-1519, 1521, 1523, 1526-1528, 1530, 1533-1534, 1543-1544, 1554, 1557-1559, 1565-1566, 1569-1572, 1574-1577, 1584-1586, 1589-1595, 1597-1600, 1602-1604, 1606-1608, 1610, 1612, 1614-1616, 1621-1624, 1629-1633, 1637-1638, 1641-1642, 1646, 1648-1650, 1653, 1658, 1664-1666, 1668, 1670, 1672, 1674-1678, 1681-1686, 1688-1689, 1692, 1694, 1697-1698, 1700-1701, 1703-1705, 1707, 1709-1710, 1713-1714, 1720-1722, 1724-1726, 1729, 1736, 1738-1741, 1743-1745, 1747-1748, 1752-1754, 1757, 1760-1763, 1765-1768, 1770, 1773-1780, 1782, 1784, 1786, 1788, 1790, 1792, 1795-1804, 1806, 1809, 1815-1821, 1823, 1827, 1832, 1836-1841, 1846, 1848, 1850-1856, 1859, 1863-1867, 1869-1870, 1872-1874, 1876-1887, 1889-1890, 1893, 1895, 1903-1905, 1910, 1912, 1914-1921, 1923-1927, 1930-1931, 1936-1937, 1939-1944, 1946, 1953-1959, 1961-1964, 1972-1973, 1977, 1979-1981, 1984-1985, 1989-1990, 1992, 1997, 1999-2004, 2006-2007, 2009-2027, 2029, 2031-2033, 2037-2038, 2040-2041, 2043, 2045, 2049-2050, 2052-2053, 2055-2058, 2061-2069, 2071-2072, 2074-2080, 2082, 2084, 2086-2089, 2091-2093, 2095-2096, 2098-2104, 2113, 2116-2118, 2121-2122, 2124-2127, 2131, 2133-2135, 2137, 2139, 2144-2145, 2148, 2150-2162, 2164-2173, 2175-2178, 2181-2188, 2190, 2192-2193, 2195, 2197, 2199, 2205-2208, 2211-2215, 2217-2219, 2223, 2225, 2227, 2230-2232, 2234, 2237, 2241-2242, 2244-2250, 2255-2266, 2268-2269, 2271, 2273, 2275-2279, 2282, 2293, 2299, 2301, 2307, 2311-2321, 2328-2329, 2331, 2336, 2338, 2340, 2342, 2344, 2346, 2350-2352, 2354-2355, 2357-2360, 2362, 2365-2372, 2377, 2384, 2386, 2388-2391, 2393-2394, 2396-2399, 2401-2404, 2406, 2408-2411, 2413, 2415, 2417-2418, 2420-2421, 2424, 2426, 2431-2433, 2437, 2441, 2444-2447, 2449-2450, 2452-2455, 2457, 2459-2460, 2465-2470, 2473-2474, 2480-2491, 2493-2495, 2497-2499, 2501-2503, 2506-2508, 2510-2511, 2514-2515, 2517-2518, 2522, 2527-2529, 2531-2532, 2534-2535, 2537-2538, 2540, 2545, 2550-2559, 2561-2563, 2570-2571, 2575-2576, 2581, 2584-2592, 2594, 2597-2599, 2601, 2603-2604, 2606-2608, 2610, 2612-2623, 2625-2634, 2636-2644, 2648-2653, 2655, 2657, 2661-2663, 2665-2667, 2670-2674, 2676, 2683, 2685, 2696-2698, 2703-2704, 2707, 2718-2726, 2728, 2730-2732, 2736, 2738-2739, 2742, 2744, 2746, 2748, 2752-2763, 2766-2768, 2770, 2776-2783, 2785-2787, 2789-2791, 2793-2800, 2802-2804, 2807, 2809-2810, 2816, 2819-2820, 2823, 2829-2830, 2837, 2840, 2847, 2854-2855, 2858-2860, 2862-2868, 2870, 2872-2875, 2877-2879, 2883-2886, 2889-2890, 2894-2895, 2897-2898, 2900-2912, 2919, 2922-2924, 2926-2927, 2929-2937, 2939, 2942-2945, 2947-2950, 2953, 2955-2958, 2960-2976, 2979-2985, 2990-2992, 2994-2995, 2997, 3000, 3004-3006, 3020-3021, 3025-3026, 3028, 3030-3031, 3048-3049, 3053-3056, 3058, 3060-3066, 3068, 3070-3073, 3080-3081, 3083-3087, 3090-3095, 3097-3100, 3102-3105, 3107-3116, 3120-3122, 3125-3130, 3132, 3135, 3138-3139, 3141, 3144, 3146, 3148-3153, 3155-3157, 3159, 3162-3163, 3165-3168, 3170-3173, 3175-3179, 3181, 3183, 3186, 3189-3190, 3194, 3196, 3199-3202, 3204-3205, 3207-3212, 3217-3221, 3225-3227, 3234-3235, 3237-3243, 3246, 3250-3252, 3255-3256, 3259-3267, 3271-3274, 3276-3278, 3281, 3283-3284, 3286-3289, 3291-3293, 3295-3298, 3300, 3302, 3305-3314, 3317-3319, 3322, 3324, 3326, 3328-3332, 3334-3340, 3343-3358, 3360-3365, 3367-3369, 3371, 3373, 3376-3382, 3384-3385, 3387-3388, 3391, 3396-3398, 3401, 3403-3404, 3406-3416, 3419-3421, 3425-3430, 3432-3437, 3439-3441, 3443-3445, 3448, 3454, 3456, 3458, 3460-3463, 3466, 3469-3474, 3476-3477, 3481-3483, 3493, 3504, 3507-3511, 3514-3515, 3517-3520, 3523-3525, 3528-3537, 3540-3541, 3543-3546, 3549-3558, 3560-3567, 3569-3605
249D 3 P9C00185, 285, 500-560, 562-580, 582-589, 591, 596-598, 601-614, 616-619, 621-625, 628, 630, 638-644, 646, 651-654, 656-658, 660-665, 667-669, 671-672, 674-675, 678-679, 681-683, 685, 687-689, 691, 695-696, 699-700, 702-706, 708, 710-716, 718-721

R9E00508-00511
256C  DWS00610
257D  EZW01970, 1972-1975, 1977-1982, 1984-1985, 1994-1995, 1997-1998, 2000-2003, 2007-2009, 2012, 2014-2016, 2019-2024, 2026, 2031-2037, 2039, 2042-2043, 2045-2048, 2053, 2055-2069, 2071, 2073, 2077, 2079-2090, 2094, 2097-2109, 2112-2113, 2115-2118, 2120-2123, 2125-2129, 2131-2132, 2136, 2140-2147, 2149-2153, 2155, 2158-2159, 2161, 2163-2164, 2166, 2168-2180, 2183-2191, 2193-2196, 2198-2201, 2203-2204, 2207, 2209-2210, 2212-2215, 2217-2219, 2221-2223, 2225, 2227, 2229-2231, 2233-2235, 2237-2250, 2252-2257, 2260, 2262, 2265-2266, 2271-2273, 2275-2276, 2278-2291, 2294, 2300-2304, 2309-2314, 2316-2317, 2320-2327, 2334-2337, 2339-2347, 2350, 2352-2353, 2355-2357, 2360, 2363, 2366, 2368, 2370-2372, 2374, 2376-2378, 2382, 2385, 2387-2392, 2394, 2396, 2399, 2402, 2404, 2409-2413, 2415, 2419, 2421, 2426, 2429, 2432, 2434-2448, 2451, 2455-2458, 2462, 2464, 2466-2467, 2469, 2471, 2473-2479, 2481-2484, 2489-2490, 2494-2497, 2499, 2501, 2504-2509, 2511, 2514, 2517-2522, 2524-2527, 2529-2530, 2532, 2534-2543, 2546-2563, 2566-2573, 2575-2576, 2580, 2582-2583, 2587-2588, 2592, 2595-2602, 2604, 2607-2612, 2614-2620, 2623, 2626, 2628, 2631, 2633-2639, 2641, 2644-2649, 2651-2652, 2654, 2656, 2658, 2660, 2662-2678, 2680-2684, 2686, 2688, 2691-2693, 2695-2696, 2698-2709, 2711-2714, 2716-2727, 2734-2740, 2742, 2744-2762, 2769-2772, 2774, 2776, 2778-2779, 2781-2787, 2790, 2792, 2794-2795, 2798-2799, 2801-2805, 2807-2817, 2819-2823, 2825, 2827-2840, 2847, 2849-2873, 2875-2878, 2880-2883, 2885, 2887, 2889, 2892, 2895-2903, 2905-2909, 2916-2917, 2921-2938, 2940, 2947-2951, 2953-2954, 2956, 2958-2961, 2963-2965, 2967, 2972, 2974, 2976-2984, 2993, 2995-3008, 3011-3017, 3019-3021, 3024-3027, 3029-3034, 3036, 3038, 3042, 3044-3047, 3049-3053, 3055, 3057-3058, 3060-3061, 3063-3065, 3067, 3069-3089, 3091-3100
257D3  KEZ00500-00512, 514-515, 517-521, 524-525, 529-530, 532-533, 535-537, 543-549, 551, 553-558, 560-569
259D  FTL10867, 10870, 10873, 10876-10879, 10881-10882, 10884-10892, 10894-10904, 10906-10912, 10915, 10919-10926, 10929, 10931, 10933-10934, 10937, 10940, 10942-10946, 10948, 10950, 10953, 10959-10961, 10963, 10965, 10967-10968, 10972, 10974-10977, 10979, 10981-10985, 10987-10989, 10991, 10993-10994, 10996-10997, 11000, 11002, 11007-11009, 11020, 11024-11026, 11032, 11039, 11042, 11044-11046, 11049-11050, 11052-11054, 11056, 11058, 11060-11061, 11063-11065, 11068-11073, 11075-11077, 11079-11083, 11085-11086, 11088, 11090, 11092, 11099, 11105-11107, 11109, 11112-11114, 11116-11117, 11120-11130, 11132, 11136, 11138, 11141-11142, 11144-11145, 11147-11148, 11151-11163, 11165-11170, 11172-11173, 11176-11177, 11180, 11184, 11191-11195, 11197-11202, 11204-11206, 11208-11214, 11216, 11219, 11222-11223, 11228-11231, 11233-11246, 11248-11263, 11265-11269, 11271-11272, 11274-11275, 11277-11290, 11292, 11294, 11297-11301, 11303, 11305-11310, 11312-11313, 11315, 11317-11321, 11324, 11327-11328, 11330, 11332-11351, 11353-11355, 11358-11366, 11368-11369, 11371-11375, 11377-11378, 11381-11382, 11384-11386, 11388-11390, 11394-11397, 11399, 11406-11407, 11409, 11414, 11421, 11423, 11425, 11427-11428, 11430-11431, 11433-11438, 11441, 11445, 11449-11450, 11452, 11454-11455, 11457, 11460, 11462-11472, 11474-11475, 11477, 11480-11483, 11485-11493, 11496, 11499-11500, 11502-11511, 11516, 11518-11527, 11529-11530, 11532-11535, 11538-11539, 11543, 11545-11546, 11548-11550, 11559, 11561-11562, 11564, 11567, 11569, 11571-11581, 11583, 11585, 11587-11591, 11594, 11598-11600, 11602, 11604-11605, 11608, 11612, 11614, 11616, 11618, 11620-11621, 11623, 11625-11626, 11628, 11630-11631, 11633-11635, 11638, 11641-11643, 11645-11648, 11651-11653, 11657-11658, 11660, 11662, 11664-11665, 11667-11672, 11675, 11680-11683, 11686-11691, 11696-11698, 11701, 11703-11704, 11706, 11708-11710, 11713, 11715, 11718-11720, 11722-11725, 11727, 11731-11733, 11735, 11738, 11740-11745, 11747, 11749-11750, 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PARTS NEEDED

Qty

Part Number Description
4 8T8730 SOCKET-CONNECTOR
11 8T8737 PLUG-SEAL
1 1552260 3 position plug
1 1552274 6 position plug
1 5157156 PL243 Extension Harness (Optional Alt to 5915058))
1 5503269 PL243 Cellular Radio Hardware (4G)
1 5915058 PL243 Extension Harness( Optional)
In order to allow equitable parts availability to all participating dealers, please limit your initial parts order to not exceed 9% of dealership population. This is an initial order recommendation only, and the ultimate responsibility for ordering the total number of parts needed to satisfy the program lies with the dealer.


ACTION REQUIRED

Refer to the attached Rework Procedure.

SERVICE CLAIM ALLOWANCES

Product smu/age whichever comes first
AVSpare
Dealer Suggested
Customer Suggested
Parts %
Labor Hrs%
Parts %
Labor Hrs%
Parts %
Labor Hrs%
0-500000 hrs,
0-720 mo 
100.0%
100.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
 NOTE: This is a 1.3-hour job



PARTS DISPOSITION

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


Rework Procedure


 
Replace a PL240 with a PL243

Before going to the Customer Site:

1. Refer to M0098124 Installation Instructions for all tools to perform the radio installation, as well as familiarity with the installation process.

At the machine:

Note: The PL243 can be installed using the same 4-wire installation method that was used on the PL240 installation.

2. The following table provides a comparison of the wiring on the PL240 cellular radio to the wiring on the PL243 cellular radio
.
Image1.1.1
 
3. Document the asset Service Meter Hours (SMH) for setting SMH on the new device.

4. Power down asset and switch master disconnect to -OFF-. Refer to applicable safety instructions in M0098124.

5. Disconnect all PL240 wires and remove it from the machine.

Note: Upon removal and canceling the subscription, dispose of the PL240 following local guidelines.

6. Mount the PL243 on the asset. Refer to -Mounting the Radio- in Special Instruction M0098124 for mounting instructions.

7. Locate the wires that were used for the PL240 per reference Image 1.1.1.
Utilize optional extension harness 591-5058 if needed.

8. Use the 3-position Plug Assy, 155-2260, and the 6-position Plug Assy, 155-2274, for connecting to the PL243.

9. Insert the +Battery wire into location A of the 3-position plug.

10. Insert the -Battery wire into location B of the 3-position plug.

11. Insert the Key Switch Power wire into location C of the 3-position plug.

12. Insert the Engine Running signal wire into location 5 of the 6-position plug.

Note: If desired, an Alternator R-Terminal signal can be used as an Engine Running input on the PL243
.
Image1.2.1
 
Note: If an Arc Suppressor was used on the PL240 wiring, it is NOT required on the PL243 but may remain connected if desired.

13. Contact your PL Admin to perform a communication check through DSP.

14. Contact your PL Admin to register and subscribe the PL243. Refer to Special Instruction, Installation Procedure for Product Link PL243 Cellular Radio Systems, M0098124, -Registration and Subscription-.

15. Contact your PL Admin to set the Total Operating Hours to the appropriate value.

Note: For subscription assistance, contact Cat Digital Support at U.S. 1-866-228-2111 / International: +1 51 3830 1809.

For installation and troubleshooting assistance, contact the Product Link Hardware Hotline at the below numbers. Press option #2.
Americas: 1-309-636-8500
EAME/APD: 65 6828 7080
Australia: 61 738 038 160
India: 44 3340 3660

The PL243 radio device may not have the latest software on-board. Device should have firmware 593-2137 or newer. Please use AVSpare's Product Support Customer Relations Management (PSCRM) system to create a -System Technology- event type service request (SR). The Inquiry Type needs to be Product Technologies with the Workgroup/Subsystem = Product Link. In the description field, please use -FOTA Request- and the PL243 software needs to be updated. This will require acknowledgment of Customer consent to proceed with the FOTA prior to submitting to AVSpare.
 
 

Information System:

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PRODUCT SUPPORT PROGRAM FOR REPLACING PL240B TO THE PL243 4G CELLULAR RADIO ON CERTAIN CATERPILLAR PRODUCTS
PRODUCT SUPPORT PROGRAM FOR REPLACING PL240 TO THE PL243 4G CELLULAR RADIO ON CERTAIN CATERPILLAR PRODUCTS
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