Paccar, Incorporated: Service Brakes, Air › Controls › Hand Control/Valve
Paccar, Incorporated reported this defect to federal regulators on Sep 10, 2002 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 3,158. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
ON CERTAIN VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH BENDIX TC-7 TRAILER CONTROL HAND-OPERATED VALVE WITH PUSH-TO-CONNECT FITTINGS. THE DELIVERY PORT IN THE VALVE BODY MAY BE PARTIALLY BLOCKED DUE TO A PROBLEM DURING THE MOLDING PROCESS.
The risk
SUCH BLOCKAGE MAY SLOW THE DELIVERY AND EXHAUST OF AIR TO AND FROM THE TRAILER BRAKES WHEN THEY ARE OPERATED BY THIS HAND-OPERATED TRAILER CONTROL VALVE.
The remedy
PACCAR WILL NOTIFY ITS CUSTOMERS AND INSPECT AND REPLACE, IF NECESSARY, THE HAND VALVE FREE OF CHARGE. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN OCTOBER 18, 2002. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT PETERBILT AT 940-591-4201.
10 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 Kenworth T300 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 Kenworth T600 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 Kenworth T800 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 Kenworth T900 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 Peterbilt 330 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 Peterbilt 357 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 Peterbilt 378 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 Peterbilt 379 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 Peterbilt 385 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 Peterbilt 387 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 02V241001.
Full record for the 2002 Kenworth T300 → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →