Paccar Incorporated: Service Brakes, Air › Disc › Caliper
Paccar Incorporated reported this defect to federal regulators on Oct 27, 2010 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 417. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
PACCAR IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR KENWORTH T660, T700, T800 AND W900 VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM DECEMBER 22, 2008, THROUGH AUGUST 2, 2010, AND EQUIPPED WITH AG400L AIR DISC BRAKES. THE AIR DISC BRAKE CALIPER COULD BE INSTALLED ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE DRIVE AXLE POTENTIALLY CAUSING INTERFERENCE WITH THE SUSPENSION BRACKET AND THE REAR SUSPENSION AS THE OUTERMOST BRAKE PADS WEAR AND THE FLOATING CALIPER MOVES INBOARD.
The risk
AS THIS INTERFERENCE GETS LARGER, THIS COULD EVENTUALLY LEAD TO REDUCED BRAKING PERFORMANCE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL VERIFY THE CORRECT ORIENTATION OF THE BRAKE CALIPER AND PERFORM THE NECESSARY REPAIR FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 24, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT KENWORTH AT 425-828-5440.
12 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Kenworth T660 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Kenworth T700 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Kenworth T800 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Kenworth W900 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Kenworth T660 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 Kenworth T700 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Kenworth T800 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 Kenworth W900 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Kenworth T660 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Kenworth T700 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Kenworth T800 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 Kenworth W900 | 0 | 17 | 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 10V535000.
Full record for the 2011 Kenworth T660 → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →