PACCAR Incorporated: Service Brakes
PACCAR Incorporated reported this defect to federal regulators on Nov 18, 2013 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 18. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
PACCAR is recalling certain model year 2007-2014 Kenworth T800 and W900 trucks manufactured March 22, 2006, through July 15, 2013 and equipped with Primaax tridem rear suspensions and a pusher and/or tag axle. The affected trucks have brake chambers that take longer to apply or release the brakes than the required time limit. Thus, these vehicles fail to conform to the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 121, "Air Brake Systems."
The risk
Brakes that take longer to apply may lengthen the distance needed to stop the truck, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
PACCAR will notify owners, and dealers will modify the air brake system, free of charge. The recall began on January 15, 2014. Owners may contact PACCAR at 1-425-468-7400. Kenworth's recall number is 13KWL.
16 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Kenworth T800 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Kenworth W900 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Kenworth T800 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Kenworth W900 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Kenworth T800 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Kenworth W900 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Kenworth T800 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Kenworth W900 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Kenworth T800 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 Kenworth W900 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Kenworth T800 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 Kenworth W900 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Kenworth T800 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Kenworth W900 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 Kenworth T800 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Kenworth W900 | 2 | 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 13V573000.
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