PACCAR Incorporated: Parking Brake › Conventional › Air
PACCAR Incorporated reported this defect to federal regulators on Dec 29, 2014 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 1,623. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
PACCAR Incorporated (PACCAR) is recalling certain model year 2015 Peterbilt 367, 389, 567, 579, and 587 trucks manufactured from May 23, 2014, to February 13, 2015, and 2015 Kenworth T270, T370, T440, T470, T660, T680, T800, T880, and W900 trucks manufactured from May 23, 2014, to February 13, 2015, equipped with certain air brake actuators. The affected vehicles may experience brake drag due to an improperly seated diaphragm in the brake chamber.
The risk
Brake drag may result in a wheel end fire.
The remedy
Kenworth and Peterbilt will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and replace the brake chamber, as necessary, free of charge. An interim notice was mailed to owners March 3, 2015. The recall began on May 14, 2015. Owners may contact PACCAR customer service at 1-425-828-5000 (Kenworth), or 1-940-591-4000 (Peterbilt). PACCAR's number for this recall is 14KWP (Kenworth), and 1214L (Peterbilt).
14 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Kenworth T270 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 Kenworth T370 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Kenworth T440 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Kenworth T470 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Kenworth T660 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Kenworth T680 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 1 |
| 2015 Kenworth T800 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Kenworth T880 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Kenworth W900 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Peterbilt 367 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Peterbilt 389 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 Peterbilt 567 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Peterbilt 579 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| 2015 Peterbilt 587 | 0 | 6 | 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 14V810000.
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