PACCAR Incorporated: Exterior Lighting › Tail Lights
PACCAR Incorporated reported this defect to federal regulators on Dec 5, 2013 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 5,087. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
PACCAR Incorporated (Paccar) is recalling certain model year 2014 Kenworth T170, T270, T370, T440, T470, T660, T680, T700, T800, T880, C500 and W900 trucks manufactured July 1, 2013 through September 17, 2013. In the affected vehicles, the plastic housing of the Stop/Tail/Turn (STT) lamp can shrink and allow the light bulb to fall out of the mounted retention ring. As such, the Stop/Tail/Turn light would not be illuminated, and the vehicles do not conform to Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 108 "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."
The risk
If the stop/tail/turn light is not illuminated, the driver's intentions would not be communicated, which increases the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Kenworth will notify owners, and dealers will replace the defective STT lamps with new lamps. The recall began on February 4, 2014. Customers may contact Paccar at 1-425-468-7400. Kenworth's number for this recall is 13KWM.
12 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Kenworth C500 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Kenworth T170 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Kenworth T270 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Kenworth T370 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Kenworth T440 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Kenworth T470 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Kenworth T660 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Kenworth T680 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014 Kenworth T700 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Kenworth T800 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Kenworth T880 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Kenworth W900 | 0 | 9 | 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 13V612000.
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