Paccar Incorporated: Service Brakes, Air › Slack Adjusters
Paccar Incorporated reported this defect to federal regulators on Mar 4, 2008 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 130. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
PACCAR IS RECALLING 130 MY 2005-2007 KENWORTH C500, T800, W900, AND PETERBILT MODELS 357 AND 379 TRACTOR TRAILERS EQUIPPED WITH FABCO SLACK ADJUSTERS ON SISU AXLES. THE SLACK ADJUSTERS MAY FAIL AS A RESULT OF A FATIGUE CRACK RENDERING THE SLACK ADJUSTER INOPERATIVE. THIS COULD REDUCE BRAKING EFFECTIVENESS.
The risk
REDUCTION IN BRAKING CAPACITY COULD INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE SLACK ADJUSTERS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 21, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT KENWORTH AT 1-425-828-5440 AND PETERBILT AT 1-940-591-4196.
15 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 Kenworth C500 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Kenworth T800 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Kenworth W900 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Peterbilt 357 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Peterbilt 379 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| 2006 Kenworth C500 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2006 Kenworth T800 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 0 |
| 2006 Kenworth W900 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 Peterbilt 357 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 Peterbilt 379 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 Kenworth C500 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 Kenworth T800 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005 Kenworth W900 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 Peterbilt 357 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 Peterbilt 379 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 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 08V099000.
Full record for the 2007 Kenworth C500 → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →