Paccar Incorporated: Power Train › Driveline
Paccar Incorporated reported this defect to federal regulators on Oct 13, 2006 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 572. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
ON CERTAIN TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH CHALMERS REAR SUSPENSIONS, THE ADJUSTABLE TORQUE ROD END CASTINGS MAY BE BRITTLE. A BRITTLE ROD END CASTING MAY FRACTURE WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSING THE VEHICLES' REAR AXLES TO BECOME MISALIGNED.
The risk
THIS MISALIGNMENT CAN CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO LOSE DIRECTIONAL STABILITY AT SPEEDS THAT MAY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE VEHICLES TO DETERMINE IF THEY WERE MANUFACTURED WITH A SUSPECT TORQUE ROD END. IF A SUSPECT TORQUE ROD END IS FOUND, THE ENTIRE TORQUE ROD WILL BE REPLACED. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 9, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT PETERBILT AT 1-940-591-4196 OR KENWORTH AT 1-425-828-5440.
8 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 Kenworth C500 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2006 Kenworth T800 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 0 |
| 2006 Kenworth W900 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 Peterbilt 340 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 Peterbilt 357 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 Peterbilt 365 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 Peterbilt 378 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 Peterbilt 379 | 2 | 7 | 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 06V391000.
Full record for the 2006 Kenworth C500 → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →