Paccar Incorporated: Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Diesel
Paccar Incorporated reported this defect to federal regulators on Jan 16, 2009 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 1,098. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
PACCAR IS RECALLING 1098 KENWORTH MY 2008 T800, W900, MY 2008-2009 T2000 AND PETERBILT MY 2007-2009 379 AND 387 TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH C15 CATERPILLAR DIESEL ENGINES. THE AFTERTREATMENT REGENERATION DEVICE (ARD) MAY DEVELOP A HOLE AND HEAT AND FLAME MAY ESCAPE DURING A REGENERATION OF THE DIESEL PARTICULATE FILTER.
The risk
THIS MAY RESULT IN A FIRE HAZARD.
The remedy
PACCAR IS WORKING WITH CATERPILLAR AND WILL INSPECT AND REMEDY THE ENGINES FREE OF CHARGE. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CATERPILLAR AT 1-800-447-4986, KENWORTH AT 425-828-5440 OR PETERBILT AT 940-591-4196.
10 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Kenworth T2000 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Peterbilt 379 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Peterbilt 387 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Kenworth T2000 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Kenworth T800 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Kenworth W900 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 Peterbilt 379 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Peterbilt 387 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Peterbilt 379 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
| 2007 Peterbilt 387 | 0 | 6 | 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 09V019000.
Full record for the 2009 Kenworth T2000 → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →