Warnings And Cautions - Komatsu HD1500-7 Operation & Maintenance Manual

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Warnings and Cautions

The following pages provide a brief explanation of the warning, caution, and service instruction plates and decals
attached to the truck. The plates and decals listed here are typical of this model. Because of customer options,
individual trucks may have plates and decals that are different from those shown here.
The plates and decals must be kept clean and legible. If any decal or plate is illegible or damaged, it must be
replaced with a new one.
A product identification plate is located on the frame
in front of the right side front wheel. It shows the truck
model number, maximum Gross Vehicle Weight
(GVW) and Product Identification Number (PIN)
The PIN consists of 19 total characters. The first and
last characters are tamper preventative symbols (*).
The remaining 17 alpha/numeric characters are used
to identify five characteristics of the machine. The
five characteristics are detailed below.
WMC - Character positions 1, 2 and 3 identify the
Worldwide Manufacturer Code (WMC). The WMC
designates the manufacturer of the product. Komatsu
brand products are identified with the letters KMT.
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MDS - Character positions 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 identify
the Machine Descriptor Section (MDS). The MDS
code
machine specifications. The MDS is a code for the
machine type and model.
CL - Character position 9 identifies the Check Letter
(CL). The CL is used to verify the accuracy of the
individual PIN.
FC - Character positions 10 and 11 identify the Fac-
tory Code (FC). The FC identifies the Komatsu fac-
tory in charge of claims for the product. The FC for
electric drive trucks is 61.
SN - Character positions 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, and 17
identify the Serial Number (SN). The SN is a unique
sequential number.
identifies general information
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