PACCAR Incorporated: Service Brakes, Air › Disc › Caliper
PACCAR Incorporated reported this defect to federal regulators on Jan 30, 2015 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 106. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
PACCAR Incorporated (PACCAR) is recalling certain model year 2015 Peterbilt 210, 220, 320, and Kenworth K270, K370, T660, T800, T880 trucks manufactured July 21, 2014, to September 16, 2014. The brake caliper bolts may not be properly torqued.
The risk
As a result, the brake caliper bolts may loosen, reducing the effectiveness of the brakes and increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
PACCAR will notify owners, and dealers will inspect, and tighten or replace any loose caliper bolts, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on March 27, 2015. Owners may contact Peterbilt customer service 1-940-591-4000, or Kenworth customer service at 1-425-828-5000. PACCAR's number for this recall is 15KWA (Kenworth) and 115B (Peterbilt).
8 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Kenworth K270 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Kenworth K370 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Kenworth T660 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Kenworth T800 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Kenworth T880 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Peterbilt 210 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Peterbilt 220 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Peterbilt 320 | 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 15V051000.
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