John Deere 8.1 Liter Engin 6081hfn04, model year 9999. Filed by Deere & Company and reported to NHTSA on 11 July 2012. 661 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says 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 …
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 12E026 cover?
- John Deere 8.1 Liter Engin 6081Hfn04.
- What is wrong with them?
- 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.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- FAILURE OF THE TURBINE OR COMPRESSOR WHEEL MAY RESULT IN SMOKE, FIRE AND STALLING.
- Is there a fix yet?
- THE REMEDY FOR THIS RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BECOME AVAILABLE IN MARCH 2013. NOTIFICATION TO VEHICLE MANUFACTURERS BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 5, 2012.
- What should I do now?
- Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on.
Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on.
What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “FAILURE OF THE TURBINE OR COMPRESSOR WHEEL MAY RESULT IN SMOKE, FIRE AND STALLING.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 12E026 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | DEERE & COMPANY |
| System at fault | Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Other Fuel Types:Turbo/Supercharger |
| Reported to NHTSA | 11 July 2012 |
| Model years | 9999-9999 |
| Vehicles named | JOHN DEERE 8.1 LITER ENGIN 6081HFN04 |
What the notice says today
The consequence
FAILURE OF THE TURBINE OR COMPRESSOR WHEEL MAY RESULT IN SMOKE, FIRE AND STALLING.
The remedy
THE REMEDY FOR THIS RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BECOME AVAILABLE IN MARCH 2013. NOTIFICATION TO VEHICLE MANUFACTURERS BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 5, 2012.
What it said before
This campaign is in the register but not yet in the dated wording archive, so we cannot yet say whether its text has moved. It enters the archive on the next pass.
This is one of 588 notices in the record whose component field names engine and engine cooling. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 47 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
How to cite this record
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CarsMultiverse, recall 12E026, wording as read on 17 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/12e026/
The cross-border matches used on this site are deposited as a citable dataset: doi:10.5281/zenodo.22087136. The recall wording itself is published by the national authority named above and is theirs, not ours.
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- Defect summary
66e69383 - Consequence
014b2041 - Remedy
1618973a
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