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Caterpillar Inc. has agreed to a $60 million class action settlement over allegations that some of its engines failed to work reliably, causing them to lose horsepower and shut down.
If you owned or leased a truck, bus or other vehicle with EPA 2007 Compliant Caterpillar On Highway C13 or C15 engines, you may be entitled to a payment from the Caterpillar class action settlement.
If approved, this Caterpillar settlement will resolve a consolidated class action lawsuit that alleges Caterpillar’s exhaust emission control system (known as the CAT Regeneration System) was not reliable and caused its EPA 2007 Compliant Caterpillar On Highway C13 and C15 engines (manufactured in 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009) to lose horsepower and shut down.
According to the Caterpillar class action lawsuit, this defect required CAT-authorized dealer technicians to repair the engines, but they were allegedly unable to fix the defect effectively.
The plaintiffs claim that the CAT Regeneration System failed to operate under all conditions, even after repeated warranty repairs and replacements. They allege suffering diminished value of their vehicles and out-of-pocket costs for repairs, towing, vehicle rental costs and taxi charges.
CAT denies all allegations of wrongdoing but agreed to settle the engine defect class action lawsuit to avoid the expense and uncertainty of trial.
Class Members who wish to exclude themselves from the Caterpillar settlement must do so no later than Aug. 6, 2016.
UPDATE: On April 17, 2018, due to an administrative error, Class Members are receiving lower awards than expected in a Caterpillar class action lawsuit settlement.
Who’s Eligible
Class Members of the CAT settlement include “all persons and entities in the United States who are original purchasers or original lessees, subsequent purchasers or subsequent lessees, (including but not limited to those having purchased via a TRAC option or some rights to residual purchase of vehicles at lease end) of a vehicle powered by a Subject Engine.”
Under the terms of the proposed Caterpillar class action settlement, a Subject Engine is defined as all EPA 2007 Compliant Caterpillar On Highway C13 and C15 engines manufactured in 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009, including the Caterpillar Regeneration System components of the engine.
Potential Award
Up to $10,000 per Subject Engine.
Caterpillar has agreed to pay $60 million to settle the engine defect class action lawsuit. Class Members who submit valid and timely Claim Forms will be eligible to receive a pro rata share of the settlement fund as follows:
- Class Members who experienced no CRS-related repairs may be eligible to receive a payment of $500 for each Subject Engine.
- Class Members who experienced one to five qualified CRS-related repairs may be eligible to receive a payment of $5,000 per Subject Engine.
- Class Members who experienced six or more qualified CRS-related repairs may be eligible to receive a payment of $10,000 per Subject Engine.
Class Members who experienced at least one CRS-related repair may instead elect to claim losses of up to $15,000. Class Members who select this option must submit proof of payment such as receipts or invoices, and they may seek payment for losses from towing charges, rental charges, hotel charges and other losses incurred as a consequence of qualified CRS-related repairs.
Proof of Purchase
Class Members must provide their engine serial number, dates of ownership/lease, number of CRS-related repairs, and proof of repairs.
Claim Form
Claim Form Deadline
03/20/2017
Case Name
In re: Caterpillar Inc. C13 and C15 Engine Products Liability Litigation, Case No. 1:14-cv-03722-JBS-JS, in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
Final Hearing
09/20/2016
Settlement Website
www.EngineSettlement.com
Claims Administrator
Caterpillar Engine Settlement Administrator
P.O. Box 4153
Portland, OR 97208-4153
1-888-593-5379
Class Counsel
COHEN MILSTEIN SELLERS & TOLL PLLC
SHEPHERD FINKELMAN MILLER & SHAH LLP
QUANTUM LEGAL LLC
CARELLA BYRNE CECCHI OLSTEIN BRODY & AGNELLO PC
SEEGER WEISS LLP
KOHN SWIFT & GRAF
FARMER JAFFE WEISSING EDWARDS FISTOS & LEHRMAN
Defense Counsel
James H. Keale
SEDGWICK LLP
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34 thoughts onCaterpillar Diesel Engine Class Action Settlement
1st received around $2,000, the new amount is $900. Wow!
Find this all very interesting, I belive this is Bs because some of us owner had no idea about this lawsuit, my truck would have definitely qualified for a settlement, it was in the shop more than on the road, I got $0 because was unaware of any of this and now it to late ?
I got my check last week and also my letter states it’s being reduced by 48%!? WTH!
Went to the bank today now they have placed a stop payment due to the amount is wrong? Any one else’s have this problem? They also mentioned it will probably be another 2 weeks for them to sort it out.
i deposited my class action settlement check in the bank and it was returned unpaid.i called the administrator this morning and they said the payment amount is wrong.it will take couple more weeks to settle the issue.it is so frustrating and painful experience with caterpillar.
If you don’t mind me asking how much did you received?
a little over 4500 dollars.
thats the same amount I received as well. mine was $4579.41.
What do you think this could mean? Do you think they will reduce it even more? They made us wait this long already now they are making us wait even longer. That is so wrong that they issued us these checks and now put a stop payment on it!
I got the same $4579.41. Whatever they are doing is so wrong. Issuing us checks and then placing a stop payment! I can’t believe this nonsense. Why do you think they would do such a thing? Do you think they will reduce it even more? They made us wait this long and now this!
Hello everyone. I received a check from the Settlement on 4/2/18 for $1319.31. I deposited it on 4/3/18 and according to my bank the check has cleared the bank. I received an email from th Settlement Administrator on Friday, April 6th at 8:30pm stating they had made an error in distributing checks and that a stop payment order would be placed on the account. My bank says it will do them no good since the funds have already been paid. My issue is how are they going to rectify people being charged NSF fund if they have already used that money. Sounds to me as if we should band together and creat a class action lawsuit against the settlement administration for very poorly orchestrated payout. When you call there they have no idea what they are doing. This is a very shady way of practicing business. One would think that a company as large as Caterpillar would have hired a settlement firm that knows what they are doing. We waited over a year for these payouts for faulty equipment and a lot of headache, now more headache and money losses. This is completely unacceptable. I had read something that they overpaid 45% and they are going to be expecting people to refund checks that were cashed. Good luck with that.
How much were you supposed to get?
I had this same exact thing happen. Got the check March 10 and they sent a letter 2 weeks later stating a stop payment was placed on the check and a refund check would be sent out within the next 2 weeks. Meanwhile I had already deposited it into the my checking account, and written out other checks. So it made my account bounce. Thus the bank closed my account. Also its June 3 and still no check..
Got my check today in California payments were reduced to 45.8% because the amount of claims exceeded the funds available.
WOW WHATS GOING ON
what is going on with this settlement. I thought they said checks would be mailed out by November 2017. any updates??
NOW OVER 1 YEAR ANYONE KNOW WHAT GOING ON ??? THANKS STEVE
Received a letter stating 1 of my claims overlapped with someone else’s. Had multiple claims filed. Gave me a date of Sept 3rd to respond to overlapping claim and that after that date no claims dispute info would be accepted. Basically that’s everyone’s last opportunity to provide any evidence in the event of overlapping dates of ownership. I withdrew that claim bc didnt have the required proofs. Still have numerous other claims pending.
Hoping that check should be rolling in any day. Anyone receive a check yet?
i have kept in touch with the settlement admin, and they are saying the end of sept.
Well I guess that didn’t materialize. Hoping to receive the check soon.
Got a denial lettet stating my engine was not year or model for affected engines when it was! Shady!