Paccar Incorporated: Trailer Hitches › Fifth Wheel Assembly
Paccar Incorporated reported this defect to federal regulators on May 5, 2003 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 483. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
ON CERTAIN TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH JOST INTERNATIONAL JSK 37U SERIES FIFTH WHEELS, A FATIGUE CRACK CAN DEVELOP IN THE BRACKET PIN WELD UNDER CERTAIN LOADING CONDITIONS.
The risk
IF LEFT UNDETECTED OR CORRECTED IT COULD LEAD TO THE SEPARATION OF THE FIFTH WHEEL TOP PLATE FROM ITS MOUNTING STRUCTURE, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE BRACKET PINS AND REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS FREE OF CHARGE. PETERBILT'S OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JUNE 20, 2003. KENWORTH'S OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JUNE 12, 2003. 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 OR KENWORTH 425-828-5440.
20 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 Kenworth T2000 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 Kenworth T300 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 Kenworth T600 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 Kenworth T800 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 Kenworth W900 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 Peterbilt 357 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 Peterbilt 378 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 Peterbilt 379 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 Peterbilt 385 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 Peterbilt 387 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 Kenworth T2000 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 Kenworth T300 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 Kenworth T600 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 Kenworth T800 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 Kenworth W900 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 Kenworth T2000 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 Kenworth T300 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 Kenworth T600 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 Kenworth T800 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 Kenworth W900 | 1 | 9 | 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 03V168000.
Full record for the 2003 Kenworth T2000 → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →