Paccar Incorporated: Steering › Column
Paccar Incorporated reported this defect to federal regulators on Jul 8, 2009 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 2,096. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
PACCAR IS RECALLING 2,096 MY 2009 KENWORTH AND PETERBILT VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH TRW STEERING SHAFTS. MISLOCATION OF A CIRCUMFERENTIAL WELD MAY ALLOW THE SPLINED TUBE AND NON-SPLINED TUBE TO ROTATE RELATIVE TO ONE ANOTHER DURING A LOW SPEED, HIGH TORQUE TURN, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A SEPARATION OF THE TWO TUBES.
The risk
A SEPARATION OF THE SPLINED AND NON-SPLINED TUBES COULD CAUSE A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AND INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE STEERING SHAFT USING A WELD PLACEMENT GAUGE AND MISWELDED STEERING SHAFT WILL BE REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN JULY 31, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT KENWORTH AT 1-425-828-5440 AND PETERBILT AT 1-940-591-4196.
11 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 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 387 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Peterbilt 388 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Peterbilt 389 | 0 | 12 | 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 09V258000.
Full record for the 2009 Kenworth T2000 → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →