PACCAR Incorporated: Electrical System
PACCAR Incorporated reported this defect to federal regulators on May 29, 2014 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 1,705. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
PACCAR Incorporated (PACCAR) is recalling certain model year 2010-2015 Peterbilt 579, 388, 384, 367, 365, 348, and 337 trucks manufactured October 30, 2009, through May 21, 2014. In the affected vehicles, if power is interrupted to the seat electronic control unit (ECU), such as when the fuse for that circuit blows, the side air bag would be disabled but there will not be a warning lamp indicator to notify the operator of the malfunction.
The risk
Without a warning of a problem existing in the side air bag system, the driver may continue to operate the vehicle, increasing the risk of injury from the side air bag not deploying in the event of a rollover.
The remedy
PACCAR will notify owners, and dealers will install a new electrical harness to correct them problem, free of charge. The recall began in July 2014. Owners may contact Peterbilt customer service at 1-940-591-4220. Paccar's number for this recall is 514-F.
42 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Peterbilt 337 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Peterbilt 348 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Peterbilt 365 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Peterbilt 367 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Peterbilt 384 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Peterbilt 388 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Peterbilt 579 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| 2014 Peterbilt 337 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Peterbilt 348 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Peterbilt 365 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Peterbilt 367 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Peterbilt 384 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Peterbilt 388 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 7 |
| 2014 Peterbilt 579 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Peterbilt 337 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Peterbilt 348 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Peterbilt 365 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Peterbilt 367 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Peterbilt 384 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Peterbilt 388 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Peterbilt 579 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Peterbilt 337 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Peterbilt 348 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Peterbilt 365 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Peterbilt 367 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Peterbilt 384 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Peterbilt 388 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Peterbilt 579 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Peterbilt 337 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Peterbilt 348 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Peterbilt 365 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Peterbilt 367 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Peterbilt 384 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Peterbilt 388 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Peterbilt 579 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Peterbilt 337 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Peterbilt 348 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Peterbilt 365 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Peterbilt 367 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Peterbilt 384 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Peterbilt 388 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Peterbilt 579 | 0 | 3 | 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 14V283000.
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