Paccar Incorporated: Latches/Locks/Linkages › Hood › Latch
Paccar Incorporated reported this defect to federal regulators on Apr 20, 2010 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 531. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
PETERBILT IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2010 AND 2011 MODEL 325, 330, 335, 337, 340, AND 348 TRUCKS. THE HOOD ANTI-BLOWDOWN DEVICE IS DESIGNED TO PREVENT UNINTENDED AND UNEXPECTED HOOD CLOSURE. THE DEVICE WITHIN CAN BECOME HINDERED OR INOPERATIVE DUE TO UNINTENTIONAL LATCH MOVEMENT WHICH INTERFERES WITH THE HOOD PIVOT J-HOOK, LATCH MISALIGNMENT, OR LATCH FALLOUT.
The risk
AN UNINTENDED LATCH CLOSURE CAN CAUSE PERSONAL INJURY.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL HOOD ANTI-BLOWDOWN RETENTION CABLES TO THE RADIATOR AND HOOD ASSEMBLIES FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 21, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT PERTERBILT AT 940-591-4196.
12 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Peterbilt 325 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Peterbilt 330 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Peterbilt 335 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Peterbilt 337 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Peterbilt 340 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Peterbilt 348 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Peterbilt 325 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Peterbilt 330 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Peterbilt 335 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Peterbilt 337 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Peterbilt 340 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Peterbilt 348 | 0 | 4 | 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 10V162000.
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