PACCAR Incorporated: Latches/Locks/Linkages
PACCAR Incorporated reported this defect to federal regulators on Jan 24, 2014 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 11,056. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
PACCAR Inc. is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Kenworth T680 chassis manufactured January 1, 2012, through October 14, 2013, and Peterbilt 567 and 579 chassis manufactured January 20, 2012, through October 11, 2013, and equipped with Inteva-brand door latch assemblies. In the affected vehicles, the doors may lock permanently while closed or may be opened from the outside even after they have been locked.
The risk
If the door latch assembly becomes permanently locked while closed occupants could be prevented from exiting the vehicle in the event of a crash or fire, increasing the risk of injury.
The remedy
PACCAR will notify owners, and dealers will replace the left and right door latch assemblies with new assemblies, free of charge. The recall began on March 25, 2014. Customers may contact Paccar at 1-425-468-8228. Kenworth's number for this recall is 14KWB. Peterbilt's number for this recall is 114-A.
6 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Kenworth T680 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014 Peterbilt 567 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Peterbilt 579 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Kenworth T680 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Peterbilt 567 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Peterbilt 579 | 1 | 13 | 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 14V012000.
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