Paccar Incorporated: Parking Brake › Conventional › Air
Paccar Incorporated reported this defect to federal regulators on Mar 21, 2008 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 1,043. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
PACCAR IS RECALLING 1,043 MY 2008-2009 KENWORTH C500, T2000,T660, T800 AND W900 TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH BENDIX MV-3 DASH CONTROL VALVES. THE MOLDED VALVE BODY HAS AN INCORRECT CORE PIN IN THE INJECTION MOLD CAUSING THE VALVE BODY TO BE OVERSIZED IN THE DOUBLE CHECK VALVE AREA. THIS CONDITION CAN ALLOW THE RUBBER DOUBLE CHECK VALVE TO BECOME LODGED IN THE BODY OPENING UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES.
The risk
IF THE DOUBLE CHECK VALVE BECOMES LODGED, IN THE EVENT OF A PRIMARY RESERVOIR FAILURE, AIR PRESSURE CAN LEAK PAST THE LODGED DOUBLE CHECK VALVE THEREBY DEPLETING THE SECONDARY RESERVOIR, CAUSING REDUCED ABILITY FOR MODULATING THE SERVICE EMERGENCY BRAKES. IN SUCH AN EVENT, THE OPERATOR SHOULD OBSERVE AN AIR LEAK, INDICATIONS OF LOW AIR PRESSURE VIA THE PRIMARY AND SECONDARY AIR GAUGES, AND AUDIBLE AND VISUAL LOW AIR PRESSURE WARNING ALARMS. A VEHICLE CRASH IS POSSIBLE IF THESE WARNINGS ARE NOT HEEDED.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE BENDIX MV-3 DASH CONTROL VALVES FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 14, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT KENWORTH AT 1-425-828-4196.
20 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Kenworth C500 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Kenworth T2000 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Kenworth T660 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Kenworth T800 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 Kenworth W900 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Peterbilt 330 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Peterbilt 335 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Peterbilt 340 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Peterbilt 365 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Peterbilt 367 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Peterbilt 384 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Peterbilt 386 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Peterbilt 388 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Peterbilt 389 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Peterbilt 389k | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Kenworth C500 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Kenworth T2000 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Kenworth T660 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 Kenworth T800 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Kenworth W900 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 1 |
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 08V128000.
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